This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ...mots dans l'oreille he spoke some words in his (or her) ear il me frappa au visage et me ferma la bouche he struck me in the face and closed my mouth Saint Sebastien a les mains liees au dos, et le corps tout couvert de fleches Saint Sebastian has his hands tied behind his back, and his body all covered with arrows les deux jeunes filles se prennaient les mains the two young girls took each other by the hand le c ur lui bat his heart beats il lui vit a la main un bouquet he saw in her hand a bouquet j'ai ete pour lui tater le pouls I have been, or I went, to feel his pulse il leur est venu dans l'esprit la plus etrange pensee there came into their mind the strangest thought je lui ai trouve le jugement extremement forme I found his judgment admirably formed le c ur ne m'annonce rien de bon my heart forbodes me no good ils se remplissent la tete de ces chimeres they fill their heads with these phantoms lavez-vous les mains wash your hands When any ambiguity would arise from the use of the article and pronoun, the possessive adjective must be used: l'enfant se leva sur ses pieds the child got up on its feet bientot sa vue s'obscurcit, ses yeux se fermerent soon his sight became dim, his eyes closed Use Of En Instead Of The Possessive Adjective When the possessive adjective of the third person refers to a noun in a previous clause, it is replaced by the representative pronoun en and the article--unless the possessive adjective is preceded by a preposition, in which case son, sa, ses, leur, leurs will be used: Boss-wet dans son discours sur l'histoire, en a saisi le veritable esprit JBossuet in his discourse on history has seized its true spirit cette...