SCÈNE III

1. 21. vissiez^ imperf. subj. from voir, habits de noces ^ *weddingdress'.

1. 22. on vient de les essayer^ ' they have just been trying them on'. Venir de, used in the près, and imperf. ind., = ^to have just'.

1. 26. on lui a mis du rouge et une mouche, *They have made her up with rouge and a patch', i.e. a small pièce of court-plaster, stuck upon the face, as was once the fashion.

1. 28. sitôt qu^ elle a, lit. 'as soon as she has', i.e. (sarcastically) 'if she has a patch, of course I shan't know her'.