Scène IL

1. lo. Charle instead of Charles on account of the mètre; the elision CharVest prevents the Une from having more than the twelve syllables which constitute the Alexandrine. * Charles est ' would hâve, been pronounced as three syllables in poetry. — ^Notice throughout the play this poetical license, and also encor instead of encore, for the same reason. Encore is pronounced as a trisyllable in poetry,