Scène VII

ZO 21— Farouche : Stern. Etym. Lat. ferocem, fierce, which has also given us féroce^ ferocious. Notice. — Fier, adj., proud, cornes from Lat. férus, wild, (Sic.

21 I — Non pas : Certainly not.

21 5 — Difncile: Hard to please. Notice. — He is too particular, il est trop difficile ; She prétends to be so nice, elle fait tant la difficile; There is the difficulty, voilà le difficile.

21 9 — C'est si peu de chose que le fils d'un marchand, (que, qiiod, that thing) : The son of a tradesman is of so little conséquence. See note, p. 5, 1. 3-

21 30 — S'il ne tenait qu'à moi : If I only could (if I had

only myself to consult). Notice.— S'il ne tient qu'à cela, if that is ail : Il ne tient pas^à

moi que.. it is not my fault that ; Qnà

cela ne tienne, do not let that make any différence—never mind 1 (Hachette's "Formes Idiomatiques Comparées ch. ii., phrase 82.)

22 S — A ce titre : As your friend (in that capacity\

22 17 — C'est à vous d'en disposer ; It is for you to dispose cf it. Notice. — C'est bien à vous, it is good of you ; c'est mal à vous, it is wrong of you.

-3 9— C'est inouï : I never heard of such a thing. Omr, to hear, formerly oir, from Lat. audire. Notice.— Lat. AU ahvays begins by becoming 0 in French : as aurum, or, gold ; CLAUSUS, clos, closed ; causa, chose, a thing. This o usually remains in Modem French, except when followed by a consonant which disappears : in this case 0 becomes ou in Modem French ; as in LAUDO, Old French Joe, Modem French Ici::, Cf. also aux eu.

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