[ 4.] le mit en travers, held it out in a horizontal position.
[ 5.] le général Hoche, a French general at this time in command of troops near Anstatt.
[ 6.] le vieux bonhomme, the jolly old fellow; bonhomme is sometimes used in an uncomplimentary sense, but not so here.
[ 7.] sourire tout bas, to chuckle.--les yeux plissés, with his eyes half closed.
[ 8.] arrive, come here.
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[ 1.] cou, translate plural, necks. The English inserts a negative with casser; in French the negative idea is in prenez garde.
[ 2.] comme des bienheureux, "like the blest," like those beside themselves for joy.
[ 3.] sur la porte, on his doorstep.
[ 4.] A la bonne heure, good, or I'm glad of it.
Page 45.
[ 1.] avait fini par, cf. page 20, note 2.