vous Pabhorriez, i. e., I thought that you, etc

40. flamme and soupirs. Euphuistic. Say, lave and longing, . 41. Ménélas, Menelaus^ father of Hermione.

42. vengeur, i. e., by the destruction of Troy in vengeance for the abduction of Menelaus* wife, Helen, mother of Hermione. Cp. Euripides, Andromachey 94&-963.

44. chaîne, i. e., the love that bound Orestes to Hermione. ennuis, woes^ hère. Cp. 376 and 1139.

45-48. That is, Such being the sad condition of things I was sorry that you saved me from destruction by your escort. Prose would require prêt de before suivre, interrompre and sauver dépend on via Cp. 755. déplorable, /iVw^/^. Often used of persons in Racine.

49. parmi tant d'alarmes, while Iwas undergoing such restless torments,