Note Page 5 — PREMIER ÉPISODE

5 1 de sa nature: 'by nature'--qu'il mange: que for bien que to avoid repetition of 6 1, 24 16, 69 9--hirondelles en salmis 'stewed swallows' From time immemorial the swallow has been recogmzed as the friend of man; the superstition that to kill one brings bad luck is very old and almost universal. Despite this belief and despite the game laws, in southern France generally, especially in the Camargue, large numbers of swallows are killed and eaten. Swallows and other small birds are usually roasted, cut in small pièces, and stewed with wine (salmis).