SECOND PART

Page 29. — i. Monsieur d'Anville, a famous warrior and courtier during the reigns of Henry II., Francis II., and Charles IX. During the campaigns in Italy he was placed in charge of the light cavalry in the Piedmont. He defeated the Spaniards at the bridge de la Stura and in 1557 won great renown by his victories about Fossano.

Page 30. — I. Courtenay. Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devonshire, born about 1 526, was the only son of Henry Courtenay, Marquis of Exeter and Earl of Devonshire. At the âge of twelve he was imprisoned with his father in the Tower and was not released till 1553. In this year he was appointed Earl of Devonshire by Queen Mary and not long afterwards was honored with the dignity of Knight of the Bath. He was at one time looked upon as a probable match for the English Queen, but Philip of Spain was preferred. He was for a long time regarded with affection by Elisabeth, and was suspected of plotting to obtain her hand and to seize upon the throne of England. He was therefore arrested and sent to the Tower in March, 1554, and in the following May was taken to Fotheringay. In 1555 he was released on parole and exiled. He traveled to Brussels and then to Padua, where he suddenly died in September, 1556.

Page 32. — i. Madame = Madame Elisabeth de France, daughter of Henry II.

Page 33. — i. Les dernières visites, "the latest callers"; a not infrequent use of the abstract noun for the person.

2. Cette princesse étoit sur son lit. It was customary for ladies to receive callers while reclining on a couch in their bedroom.

Page 34. — i. Pour peu qu'elles soient aimables, "provided that they are charming." Pour used in this sensé before pronouns and adjectives is followed by the concessive subjunctive. (See Mâtzner, Franz'ôsische SyntaXy ii., §435.)

Page 37. — i. A Pheure du cercle, "at the time that she was holding a réception."

2. His death was caused by an accident tltat happened to him while jousting with the Duke of Montgomery (see page 92).

3. The death of Guise is thus described by Brantôme : " The said Poltrot was accustomed to go out with Monsieur de Guise together with the rest of us, who were members of his household, and he was continually in search of a suitable occasion to commit the deed. Monsieur passed over the water in a little boat which waited for him every evening and then went on horseback to his lodging, which was at some distance. Being on

a cross-road which is right well known, the other, who was waiting for him in ambush, gave him the blow and then began to run and cry, ' Catch him, catch him.* Monsieur de Guise, feeling himself wounded, staggered a little, and said : * That has been kept in store for me, but I believe it will resuit in nothing.' With great courage he retired into his lodging, where he was dressed and attended to by the best surgeons in France ; nevertheless, he died at the end of a week."

Page 38. — i. Que je le fisse appeler, "that I should send him a challenge."

Page 39. — i. D'un premier mouvement, " impulsively."

Page 40. — I. Portraits en petit, " miniatures."

2. Quand used in the sensé of si^ a not unfrequent usage by Madame de La Fayette (see page 62, Une 29; page 124, Une 5, etc.).