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A (Tautres, dfnicheur de merles.—This saying is used to express want of confidence in the person to whom it is addressed. Its origin is wittily explained in an anecdote in one of the ' Lettres' of Edrae Boursaulb (1038-1701). A similar anecdote occurs in ' L'Art de desopiler la Rate' (published in 1758), which has been put into rime by the Chevalier de Fontenailles. Here is the rimed version :— Devant messire Jean Chouard, Magister et coq du village, Pierrot se vanta par hazard D'avoir trouve sous le feuillage Un nid de merles : " Par ma foi! C'est une fortune pour toi; II n'est pas loin d'ici, je gage. —Tene/., voyez-vous ce bocage ? —Oui, je le vois.—Eh bieu, 1'ormeau qui fait le coin Dst le :-'• I'lm- du nid que je garde avec soin. —Les petits sont-ils dnis?—Bientot,et leur ramage •'.in dejiX babiller les echos d'alentour." II n'en fallut pas da vantage, 'our etre bien instruit; aussi des qu'il fut jour, .i- lendemain, plus espiegle qu'un page, Messire Jean mit la nichee en cage, 'ierrot y vint trop tard, et se douta du tour Qu'y faire ? " Au premier qui 1'occupe On nid appartient, dit Pierrot, Et je suis vraiment pris pour dupe Je le vois, mais n'en disons mot,
