tantôt .... caractères î ' sometimes they agrée, some

times they don't agrée .... what beastly tempers ! ' There is a jeu de mots in the word s^ accordent which fortunately can be reproduced in English : s^accorder signifies to ' agrée ' in the grammatical, as well as in the social sensé. Fichu is a qui te colloquial and undignified expression.

13. 2. prétentieux is used here in the sensé of chic ('élégant,'

' high-toned ').