Scène III

9 9 — Cavalcade : Introduced in the sixteenth century from It. cavalcata, it bas replaced in popular usage the word chevauchée, derived from chevaucher y to ride — Old Fr. chevalcher, from Low Lat. caballicare. Notice. — To ride is, in common usage, aller à cheval. Chevaucher and chevauchée are used in elevated style, and particularly in référence to the Middle Ages.

9 10 — Se tient à cheval : Rides, sits on her horse.

9 13 — Chevau-légers : A company of mounted lifeguardsmen, so called because they wore lighter arms than the gendarmes. It is said they were brought to Henri IV. from Bearn in 1570, and ranked among his guards in 1593.

9 15 — ^Je me rendais chez vous : I was sent to wait upon you.

10 14 — II est à croire que vous serez ... : You will very likely be . . . Notice.— I should not think so, it is not very likely, ce n'est pas à croire, ce n'est pas probable.