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23 13 selon la mode antique: there is no evidence that ancient runners carried pebbles in their mouths Daudet is perhaps thinking of the well known story about Demosthenes Modern runners carry something, not usually pebbles, in their mouths to induce themselves to hold the mouth shut and breathe through the nose, and also to keep the mouth moist by inciting the flow of saliva.
93 33 afficher: 'make a show of', lit. 94 1 mettait le nez: 'stuck his nose, looked out. 94 9 un wagon de troisième classe: 'a third-class car. In French trains there are cars of first, second, and third classes, the third being the cheapest. These doors were provided with windows filant bon train sur: 'making rapidly for', cf. note to 84 23.
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