The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 4
The Art of Borrowing further explained, and an Account of a Strange Phenomenon
L'Art d'Emprunter expliqué plus avant, et le Récit d'un Étrange Phénomène
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT. Count Fathom unmasks his Battery; is repulsed; and varies his Operations without effect
CHAPITRE QUARANTE-HUIT. Le Comte Fathom démasque sa Batterie ; est repoussé ; et varie ses Opérations sans effet
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE. Monimia's Honour is protected by the Interposition of Heaven
CHAPITRE QUARANTE-NEUF. L'Honneur de Monimia est protégé par l'Intervention du Ciel
CHAPTER FIFTY. Fathom shifts the Scene, and appears in a new Character
CHAPITRE CINQUANTE. Fathom change de Décor, et paraît sous un nouveau Personnage
CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE. Triumphs over a Medical Rival
CHAPITRE CINQUANTE ET UN. Triomphe sur un Rival en Médecine
CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO. Repairs to the Metropolis, and enrols himself among the Sons of Paean
CHAPITRE CINQUANTE-DEUX. Se rend dans la Métropole, et s'enrôle parmi les Fils de Péan
CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE. Acquires Employment in consequence of a lucky Miscarriage
CHAPITRE CINQUANTE-TROIS. Obtient un Emploi à la suite d'un heureux Échec
CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR. His Eclipse, and gradual Declination
CHAPITRE CINQUANTE-QUATRE. Son Éclipse, et son Déclin progressif
CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE. After divers unsuccessful Efforts, he has recourse to the Matrimonial Noose
CHAPITRE CINQUANTE-CINQ. Après divers Efforts infructueux, il a recours au Nœud Matrimonial
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX. In which his Fortune is effectually strangled
CHAPITRE CINQUANTE-SIX. Dans lequel sa Fortune est effectivement étranglée
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN. Fathom being safely housed, the Reader is entertained with a Retrospect
CHAPITRE CINQUANTE-SEPT. Fathom étant mis à l'abri, le Lecteur est diverti par une Rétrospective
CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT. Renaldo abridges the Proceedings at Law, and approves himself the Son of his Father
CHAPITRE CINQUANTE-HUIT. Renaldo abrège les Procédures Judiciaires, et se montre digne d'être le Fils de son Père
CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE. He is the Messenger of Happiness to his Sister, who removes the film which had long obstructed his Penetration, with regard to Count Fathom
CHAPITRE CINQUANTE-NEUF. Il est le Messager du Bonheur pour sa Sœur, qui dissipe le voile qui avait longtemps obscurci sa Perspicacité, à l'égard du Comte Fathom
CHAPTER SIXTY. He recompenses the Attachment of his Friend; and receives a Letter that reduces him to the Verge of Death and Distraction
CHAPITRE SOIXANTE. Il récompense le Dévouement de son Ami ; et reçoit une Lettre qui le réduit au Bord de la Mort et du Désespoir
CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE. Renaldo meets with a living Monument of Justice, and encounters a Personage of some Note in these Memoirs
CHAPITRE SOIXANTE ET UN. Renaldo rencontre un Monument vivant de la Justice, et croise un Personnage d'une certaine Importance dans ces Mémoires
CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO. His Return to England, and Midnight Pilgrimage to Monimia's Tomb
CHAPITRE SOIXANTE-DEUX. Son Retour en Angleterre, et son Pèlerinage de Minuit au Tombeau de Monimia
CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE. He renews the Rites of Sorrow, and is entranced
CHAPITRE SOIXANTE-TROIS. Il renouvelle les Rites du Deuil, et tombe en Transe
CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR.
CHAPITRE SOIXANTE-QUATRE.
Vocabulary
- Art
- Skill, craft, or creative expression through various mediums.
- Emprunter
- To borrow or adopt something from another source.
- expliqué
- Explained or made clear in understandable terms.
- plus
- More, additional, or furthermore in quantity or extent.
- avant
- Before in time, space, or sequence of events.
- et
- And, used to connect words, phrases, or clauses.
- le
- The definite article for masculine singular nouns.
- Récit
- A narrative account or story told in sequence.
- un
- The indefinite article for masculine singular nouns.
- Étrange
- Strange, odd, or unusual in character or appearance.
- Phénomène
- A phenomenon or remarkable occurrence in nature.
- CHAPITRE
- Chapter, a division of a written work or book.
- QUARANTE
- The number forty in French numerical sequence.
- HUIT
- The number eight in French numerical sequence.
- Le
- The definite article for masculine singular nouns.
- Comte
- A count or nobleman of specific rank and title.
- démasque
- Unmasks or reveals the true identity or nature.
- sa
- His or her, possessive adjective for singular nouns.
- Batterie
- Battery or a series of artillery pieces or guns.
- est
- Is, present tense third person singular of être.
- repoussé
- Repelled, pushed back, or rejected in conflict.
- varie
- Varies or changes in character, appearance, or nature.
- ses
- His or her, possessive plural adjective for nouns.
- Opérations
- Operations or actions performed systematically for purpose.
- sans
- Without or lacking a particular thing or quality.
- effet
- Effect, consequence, or result produced by something.
- NEUF
- The number nine in French numerical sequence.
- Honneur
- Honor, dignity, or high regard and esteem.
- de
- Of, indicating possession or relationship between things.
- protégé
- Protected or shielded from harm or danger.
- par
- By, indicating agency or means of action.
- Intervention
- Intervention or the act of intervening in matters.
- du
- Of the or from the, contraction of de+le.
- Ciel
- Sky or heaven, the expanse above the earth.
- CINQUANTE
- The number fifty in French numerical sequence.
- change
- Changes or alters something into a different state.
- Décor
- Décor or decoration of a stage or setting.
- paraît
- Appears or seems to be a certain way.
- sous
- Under or beneath something in space or rank.
- nouveau
- New or different from what existed before.
- Personnage
- Character or person in a story, play, or novel.
- ET
- And, used to connect words or clauses.
- UN
- One or the indefinite article for masculine noun.
- Triomphe
- Triumph or a great victory or success achieved.
- sur
- On or upon, indicating position or relationship.
- Rival
- Rival or competitor seeking same goal or prize.
- en
- In or at, indicating location or state condition.
- Médecine
- Medicine or the practice of treating diseases.
- DEUX
- The number two in French numerical sequence.
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun indicating action done to oneself.
- rend
- Goes or travels to a particular place.
- dans
- In or inside, indicating location within something.
- la
- The definite article for feminine singular nouns.
- Métropole
- Metropolis or major city serving as center.
- enrôle
- Enrolls or registers oneself in military service.
- parmi
- Among or in the company of a group.
- les
- The definite article for plural nouns masculine/feminine.
- Fils
- Sons or male children of parents.
- TROIS
- The number three in French numerical sequence.
- Obtient
- Obtains or acquires something through effort or means.
- Emploi
- Employment or job position for work and income.
- suite
- Suite or continuation following in sequence after.
- heureux
- Happy or fortunate in circumstances and outcomes.
- Échec
- Failure or lack of success in attempt.
- QUATRE
- The number four in French numerical sequence.
- Son
- His or her, possessive adjective for singular.
- Éclipse
- Eclipse or obscuring of light from celestial body.
- Déclin
- Decline or gradual deterioration in power/importance.
- progressif
- Progressive or advancing gradually by steps or stages.
- CINQ
- The number five in French numerical sequence.
- Après
- After, indicating time following another event.
- divers
- Various or several different kinds of things.
- Efforts
- Efforts or exertion of physical or mental power.
- infructueux
- Unfruitful or unsuccessful in producing desired results.
- il
- He or it, masculine singular subject pronoun.
- recours
- Recourse or resort to for help or solution.
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