la belle, familiar, my beauty

Page 20. — 1. un beau-père ... du lendemain, one who is

almost my father-in-law.

2. quelle si grande différence. Silvia's ironical answer is amusing, as well as the adjective plaisant which she uses to qualify him a little later.

3. n'est à sa place. Silvia wonders at the irony of fate which has placed the foolish and burlesque master in the position in which the witty and élégant valet should be.

Page 21. — 1. Butor, loon; Dorante is already jealous of Arlequin and is angry on hearing him speak to Silvia with such foolish confidence.

2. dans les suites, for dans la suite, 'hereafter'. — le sérieux Arlequin believes that he has been serious, While he has been most clownish.

3. m'étourdit, I feel confused at this ajfair. Dorante does not