Toinon, affectionate diminutive of Antoinette

17. le «Constitutionnel,» a newspaper founded in 1815. In 1846 it was Uberal in poUtics.

19. Tu as beau dire . . . cœur pris, c'est toi . . . prendre, You may say as much as you Uke that the child toas in love; you are the OTie

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thaï caused her to faU in love. Avoir heau^" io (do a thing) in vain." Compare the English "to have a fine (time)" doing a thing, but without bringing about a desired resuit, as, ironically, "You'll have a fine time beating me at tennis.'' For lui, see note to page 15, line 3.

22. Encore un d'arrivé! Another one has stuxeeded! i.e., another member of the commercial class has succeeded in gaining the peerage.

23. pair de France, peer of France, From 1815 to 1848 a House of Peers, modeled on the English House of Lords, was in existence in France.

18 — 9. Le père de Molière était tapissier. The father of Molière, the great writer of comédies, was tapissier (upholsterer) valet de chambre du rai,

22. il y arrondit sa pelote, he makes a good bit of money at U; lit., "he rounds out (ènlarges) his bail (e.g., of yam) there." ^

25. Morbleu! Euphemism for (par la) mort {de) Dieu. Translate: Hang iil