There was a good deal of merriment to divert our attention, for there were clowns and merry-andrews passing along the highroad, with singlestick players, Punch and Judy shows, and other public amusers.

(b) Define, in French, at least one word cognate with each of the following: conter, amuser, désirer, demander, répondre, marchander, vivre, peintre, nature, nom, compte, ouvrier, guerrier, dessin, grand, haut, brave, bon, triomphant, beau, fort.

Je me laisse amuser.

AMUSER, divertir, récréer.

PLAISANTERIE, f., chose dite ou faite pour amuser.

Si jamais un auteur comique voulait amuser le public de mes ridicules, je ne lui demanderais qu'une chose; c'est de me prendre pour collaborateur; je lui conterais des choses vingt fois plus amusantes que celles qu'il pourrait inventer.

How well I remember hearing as I sat in the banquette of the diligence which was just leaving Susa for its climb up the mountain amid the snow, then rapidly falling, the driver of the descending diligence, which had accomplished its work and was just about entering the haven of Susa, sing out to our driver"Vous allez vous amuser joliment là haut, croyez moi!

His mind seemed to flow naturally into all the lighter forms of drama, and at last, after five years, success crowned his perseverance in "L'Auberge;" and "Une Nuit de la garde nationale" gave him notoriety and even a sort of fame, just as the Restoration inaugurated that period of social lassitude so favorable to the recognition of his peculiar talent; for during his whole career he was an amuser far more than an instructor.

#amusant, -e#, amusing. #amuser#, entertain, amuse.

D'ailleurs, je ne supposerai jamais qu'il y ait des hommes capables de n'aller à un spectacle que pour y livrer une honteuse guerre à un ouvrage fait pour les amuser.

Amuser is sometimes used in this sense, 'to detain by idle words.' EN PARTIE DE MASQUE, 'For a masquerade.'