lâcheur: ' Slacker,' ' truant,' ' renegade

33.2. cariatides: ' Pillars in the form of female figures used in architecture to support an architrave or a cornice. The word is hère used humorously in the same sensé as ' piliers ' (note 26.S).

33.3. pour parer aux . . . garçon: ' To meet the unforeseen expenses of his bachelor establishment.'

33.4. un couvert includes ' knife,' ' fork,' ' spoon,' ' glass,' ' tablenapkin,' etc., ail that is laid on the table for the use of one person before the meal is served. The ' table-covcr ' is ' le tapis de table ' ; the ' table-cloth ' is ' la nappe.'

33.5. qu'elle réussirait: ' Which she would make such a success of .' Notice the transitive use of ' réussir.'