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These established his reputation as a writer of taste, and during the next twenty years he wrote a large number of stories and tales, most of which were originally published in newspapers and reviews. His constant aim was not only to please the reading public, but also to inculcate the principles of sound morality.

'well! cf. note to 36 18 Partagez-vous ... question: the officer in disgust bids the prince and Tartarin to divide between them the twenty francs that are missing and let the matter drop. 56 2 qu'il n'en soit plus question: 'let's have no more talk about it', cf. note to 4 23. 56 6 j'en fais mon affaire: 'I'll attend to this.

At the age of twenty he married Claude, daughter of Louis XII., and succeeded his father-in-law, January 1, 1515. His first act was to undertake the conquest of the French possessions in Italy which had been lost during the reign of Louis XII. He was successful and regained Milan with Lombardy.

A Pedlar's Pack of Ballads and Songs, by W. H. LOGAN. Edinburgh, William Paterson, 1869. Two Hundred and Twenty Two Popular Scottish Songs, with music. Glasgow, John S. Marr and Sons, n. d. Miller's New British Song. Edinburgh, J. M. Miller, 1858. Whistle-Binkie, a Collection of Songs for the Social Circle, 4 vols. Glasgow, David Robertson, 1853.

66 6 Le temps d'inspecter ... et l'intrépide: transl. 'only a moment to inspect ... and the bold. 66 7 écrire deux mots: = écrire un mot 'to write a line. 66 10 la route de Blidah: 'the Blidah road. Blidah is a city about twenty five miles southwest of Algiers. On de cf. note to 1 5.

'had gone wild. 95 6 dix ... une marmelade de lions: 'ten lions, twenty lions, a mass of lions. Mettre en marmelade = 'to smash to a jelly'; cf. 12 3. 95 8 de deux heures: cf. note to 42 25. 95 12 descendre