Je m'en doutais. — I suspected as much

10. Je ne vous en veux pas. — £n vouloir à îs often idiomatically used In French in a manner that renders an exact Ënglish renderin^ veiy difficult. Hère Malinsear meansj I can readily excuse you for it.

11. Palais; î.e., palais de Justice. — The court So called from the &ct that the Parliament of Paris held its sittings in what was formerly the palace of the first race of French kings. Tne term was aiterwards extended to other courts in France. Hence the expressions, Gens de pcdaisj members of the bar; terme de pcUais, law tenn.

12. B^onnier. — This word signifies one who has in his custody the staff (bâton) of a corporation. It is générale applied now to the head of the French bar, the cnairman of the board of discipline, the représentative of the whole order. See Cheuuel, JXct, Historique des Institutions^ mœurs et coutumes de la France.

18. Duprez. — Celebrated French singer, bom in 1806. He was professor at tne Conservatoire firom 4842 to 1860. His daughter is one of the celebrities of the opéra.

14. C2u' est-ce que tu chantes là? — Chanter is often familiarly used for "talk nonsense.*^ Malingear, who hears for the first time that Duprez is his daughter's music-teacher, says to his wife, " What nonsense are yoù talkingthere?'* She, intent upon dazzling her visitor, replies, taking dumter in its literal sensé, **A pièce fiom *The Jewess'** (opéra b^ Halévy).

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