galon de couleur, livery

4. au buffet. Arlequin's conceit is ludicrous in \elieving that the false Silvia will continue to love him, after he has told her his real condition. His speech, however, is indeed that of a valet, who wishes to leave the 'side board' to sit at the table of his masters.

5. succès, resuit, in the language of the 1 7th and i8th centuries.

Page 49. — 1. bien précieux, very élégant. Hère précieux has not the meaning of ajfected.

2. que vous le sussiez, that you should know it. The imperfect subjunctive does not belong to the language of a valet, and Dqrante almost betrays himself.