donne le mot à, inform, give the order to

6. Vous serez contente, marquise. The disguise of Silvia and Lisette is announced in the most interesting manner. The dialogue, from the beginning of the play, has been most lively. Each personage has said exactly what was expected of him or of her, and we know already perfectly the character of Silvia, of Lisette, and of Orgon. *

Page 10. — 1. Ne l'amusez pas, do not detain her.

2. Monsieur, a term of respect from a grown ?on; this wa? common in the i8th century.