Orée (archaic) =bord, lisière

194. 16. Au point où en sont les choses. As matters now stand. There is a misunderstanding hère in the speech of the two men reminding the reader of the scène in Molière's Avare (Aot. I., Se. IV)

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between Harpagon and Valère, where the cassette, the prédilection of the former, and Hélène, the latter's sweetheart, get badly tangled as the subjects of discussion.