il n'y a rien de tel que, there is nothing like

29. Madame Scott, etc. The sentence means that Mrs. Scott did not object to thèse attentions, and therefore did not try to avoid them.

79. — 30. maîtres légitimes refers to the " Legitimists," whose object is to place on the throne of France the Count of Paris, grandson of Louis Philippe.

80. — 1. renouerait la chaîne des traditions napoléoniennes, would again call to the throne a représentative of the Bonapartes.

5. la Chambre (des Députés), the lower house of the French législative body.

10. la soirée de contrat is a meeting of the friends and relatives of the contracting parties, chiefly in order to hear the rnarriage contract read. It is often followed by a bail. The words are better left untranslated.

11. l'arc de l'Etoile, or Arch of Triumph, is a magnificent monument built by Napoléon I. to commemorate his victories. Isabella, ex-queen of Spain, lived in this vicinity.