Scène V

/feg* 50/*'**/ II— A le dessus: Triumphs. Notice. — Prendre le de»me % to gain the ascendant ; to get the upper hand ; to get the better of.

50 15 — Mais voyez qu'elle pâme : See now, she swoons. Pâmer, Ôld Fr. pasmer, Ital. spasmare, Lat.

. spasmus and spasma. The Lat s before the p bas been dropped, which is very unusual, for it generally bicornes es or * t as in spatium, espace j spina^ épine, thorn. The s in the body of the word has been dropped, and replaced by a cireumflex accent, as in asinus, âne, ass; Costa, €Ôte % rib; fenestra, fenêtre, window.

50 20— Il voit le jour: Helives.

51 8 — Ajoutez ce comble à mon malheur : Add this new

grief to my affliction ; fill to the brim the cup

of my affliction.

51 II— Son trépas déroboit sa tête à ma poursuite : His

death would rob me of my nght to take his

life ; his loss would rob me of my right to

cause his death. For the etymology of

dérober see note, p. 30, 1. 17.

51 17 — Non pas au lit d'honneur: Not on a bed of

state.

51 25 — Le chef : With his head. See note, p. 24, 1. 24. 51 26 — Ce que j'en considère : What I think of it 51 28 — A quel espoir should now Xxtpar quel espoir : By

what vain hope I am led away.

51 30— Que pourroient contre lui : What can avail against

hun my despised tears !

51 31— lieu de franchise : A franchise ; a place where

criminals can take refuge, and where justice cannot reach them. "Churches and monasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals." — London Encycl.

5a 4— On met tout en balance : Onemust weigh everything, take everything into account.

52 6— La même équité : Justice itself. See note, p. 17,

5s 7— Avant que d'accuser ce que j'en fais parottre :

Before blaming what I show of it (of equity). 5a 13 — On fait si peu de cas : One makes so lîght of (my

just suit is of so little count).