so J. bonheur, see page 101, note

Page 71. — 1. Hochstett ou de Malplaquet. There is a difference of five years between these dates. The battle of Hochstàdt took place in Southwestern Germany, August 13, 1704, between the Austrians under Eugene, the British and their allies under Marlborough, aided by 10,000 Prussians under Leopold of Dessau, on the one side, and the French and Bavarians on the other. The English call it the battle of Blenheim. Marlborough was made a Prince of the Empire in consequence of this victory, in which the British loss was not considerable. The queen wants really to speak of Malplaquet, where the Allies had such enormous losses.

2. trente mille combattants, in reality the loss of the Allies was altogether 18,000, whereof only a fraction fell on the English.

3. au juste, exactly. The queen speaks somewhat incoherently. Note the difference between connaître, to become acquainted with, to know exactly, and savoir in the following line, meaning to find out.

Page 72. — i. Il est un mystère, There is a mystery.

2. La partie est superbe, our chances in the game are magnificent.

Page 73. — l. C'est inouï! Was there ever anything like this?