Laisse-moi donc tranqtdlle! Nonsense

63. — 1. du moment qu'on y met la marmite. Translate: since it is to he a kitcben fireside; lit., ''since one is putting the pot there," i.e., a pot for cooking food. Gaston means that, if his marriage is going to resuit in impleasant discussions of household affairs (expenditures, bills of fare, and the like), he will seek consolation away from home. Compare Gaston's speech to Antoinette (page 40, lines 27-30): Apprenez que dans notre monde le mariage n'est pas le ménage; nous ne mettons en commun que les choses nobles et élégantes de la vie.