SCENE III

Charlotte appears at the door of the cutlet^s shop, She buys a strong knifeof the entier, L 1745. Vous traverse un écuy * will go right through a crown-piece.' Vous is hère used, as in English, to imply *for your benefit, if you like.' *It would pierce you a crown-piece.* This is called the Ethic Dative. See Eve, § 149.