_Translation._--Thus comes a Frenchman up and proceeds with compliments, and (an-redet) accosts me (gerade zu) directly. Make no formalities,[56] I said to him at once. Let me, what I beg ('ne, G. ihn) him, continue (meinen weg) my way--I know not the (herren) gentlemen. "_Without having_," he (frägt) asked me, "_the honor of knowing you, you are alone here, will you permit me to offer you my arm to accompany you?_" _Go, sir_, (sagte) said I, _Proceed with your walk_--and spare himself the trouble; he must not deceive himself, I am not of those who can be conducted on the arm.[57] "_You are very cruel, stay a moment_," says he--and comes at once with his sentiment.... At your service, I said, he should let me go, my honor would not allow me to stand there longer. "_I do not insist, but will you kindly inform me, if to-morrow in these places you will deign to return._" Preserve me heaven from it! I give no _rendez-vous_; _adieu, sir, adieu, I will not see you more_. § 5. PG. _is akin to several South German Dialects._ Like _Suabia_, the name of _Pfalz_ has disappeared from the map of Europe, and what was once the Lower Palatinate, is now to be looked for chiefly in Baden, Bavaria, and Darmstadt. It was partly bounded by Alsatia, Baden, and Würtemberg, and Manheim was the chief city. A few examples, condensed from Kobel, will show the nearness of its dialect to PG. So nehmt er dann desz Album desz uff 'm Tisch gelege is. _So takes he then the album that is laid on the table._ So is 'm glei' ei'gfalle'. _So it soon happened to him._ Guck emol, do is er, mer kennt 'n. _Look once, here he is, one knows him._ Wei is er dann do drzu kumme? _How then has he come?_ Desz will ich Ihne sage. _That I will tell you._ Mer hot nix mehr vun 'm g'hört. _Nothing more has been heard of him._ Mir habe [PG. mr hen] alls minanner 'gesse. _We ate all together._ Juscht am selle Tag is e' Gascht a'kumme. _Precisely on that day a guest arrived._ Mit eme finschtre' Gesicht. _With a dark face._ Sacha macha for die Leut. _To make things for people._ Bsunners _especially_; ghat _had_; drbei _thereby_; schun _already_; sunscht nix _besides nothing_; drvun _thereof_; eens _one_; zwee _two_; keens _none_; unner _under_; druff _on_; johr _year_; wohr _true_; kummt rei [PG. rei] _come in_; ne _no_; jetz' _now_; gedenkt _supposed_; fraa _woman_; kopp _head_; weesz _knows_; meeschter _master_; e' gut' kind _a good child_.