gloire offensée means wounded pride

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Page 23 Une 14 — Commettre: In the sensé oi exposer ^ to expose:

the use of this verb in this sensé with an

object is rare.

23 16— ^rct/s s^est vu trompé par notre égarement;

Ârcas mîssed us because we lost our way ;

égarement is chiefly used now in a figurative

sensé — i.c, errors, disorders of the mind or

conduct, wanderings.

28 18 — Sauvons, encore un coup: Again, I say, let us

Bave (or, corne, let us save) . . .

23 27 — Le bruit de sa noblesse : The rumour of his

noble extraction.

23 29> -Repentir hère means a change of resolution.

Littré gives this example and anotherof Massillon to illustrate this use of the word, the Êroper meaning of which is the regret of aving committed a wicked act.

24 10 — De vos desseins secrets on est trop éclairci : We

know but too well y our secret designs.

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24 17 — Vous m'entendez : You understand me ; entendre,

to hear, hence to understand.

24 18 — Injurieux is used hère in the sensé of hostile;

hostile fate, adverse fortune.

24 22 — Avant que de partir : Avant que de and avant

de are both correct ; the latter being shorter is

generally preferred.

24 23 — Que is used hère for pourquoi.

25 1 — Vous brûlez que ... for vous brûlez d'impa-

tience que. N. Je brûle de vous revoir, I am impatient to see you again ; brûler d'un feu Unt, to pine away.

U 21 — Son refers to eceur,

26 32 — Indifjnés bas hère the meaning of irrités,

angered.

86 38 — E*icor : Until now ; encore in this sensé is fré-

quent enough with the négative — *• Je n'avais pas eneor senti tout mon malheur "—but rare without it. For the spelling of this word, see note to p. 14, 1. 15.

36 10 — Ce même Agamemuon...il commande : Hemark the

use of the pronoun, although the noun is expressed, for the sake of emphasis.

26 18 — Mes larmes par avance avaient su le toucher :

Ipbigenia thinks that she bas found out the reaaon of ber fatber's cold réception and aorrowfui countenance. He knew what tears ebe « ould shed on learning that ber mnrriage wtut put OÔ'.

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Paye 27 Une 17 — Caleha», Nestor^ Ulysse : See notes p. 4, 1, 33, to p. 6, 1. 1.

27 20 — Sifen crois ma gloire : If I consult my honour,

27 22-^La fable : The talk, the laughing-stock.

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27 27 — Ou faime à me Jlatter, ou : Unless I am much

deceived ; unless I too readily flatter myself.

28 4 — Tour ne pas pleurer seule et mourir sans vengeance :

In prose it would be necessary to repeat the négative, and to say et mpét Mowir.