il est tout neuf, he is quite new (raw or green

Page 58. — i. La virginité d'un succès, i.e. the first reading or hearing of a work after it has become a success by being admitted to the Français. See n. 5, p. 14. This phraseology is ridiculous, like all that the author puts into the mouth of Mme de Loudan; but compare a maiden effort, speech^ etc.

2. Mediocritas ! As though this were conferred for mediocrity,

3. Horace I Cinnal Tragedies by Corneille (i 606-1 684), who has been called the creator of French dramatic art.

Page 59. — I. Oh, général ... une tragédie! According to the canons of French dramatic art only that form of the drama written in verse is called tragedy.

2. Nous aurons le temps de nous , , , We shall have time enough to — . Refers probably to Paul's promise of a private intcview with Jeanne during the reading of the play.

3. Un travail de longue haleine! A work t.tat requires time and labor,

4. Allons, ... le monde! Quick, take away this species of Euripides — pray, and his showman, and everybody, Euripides, Greek tragic poet (480-406 B. C).

Page 60. — I. Et moi, je le veux ! And l order it,

2. Un peu de place, mesdames, (Give him) a little room, ladies.

3. pas de mise en scène . . . rien qui dénonce . . . nothing like stage effect . . . nothing which may proclaim , . . (e.g. that I am going to make a set speech).

Page 61. — I. Je suis inamovible ! i.e. have a life tenure, 2. Rien qui sente la leqon, Nothing which may savor of etc.

3. que tourmenteilt . . . "Van delà/' wAicA the mysterious enigmas of life and of the " hereafter " continually torment.

Page 62. — i. de m'affirmer, to declare my position,

Page63« — I. Très bien I A la bonne heure. Very good! That is right,