encor, see

1. 72. Que ce soit,., que ce soit..., whether it is as a servant or as a nephew.

1. 74. A de tels sentiments.,, ^sox [or d'après) de tels sentiments; I rejoice at recognizing you by the expression of such sentiments.

Comp. Molière:

"Je n'en serai point cru à mon serment*^

( George Dandin . )

1. 82. Madame votre épouse, a respectful way of speaking. Georges might hâve also said madame, simply; votre femme would be too familiar. The same différence exists between époux and mari, Thus Saint-Simon says :

"Madame de Maintenon, n'osant porter les armes d'un tel époux (Louis XIV.), supprima celles de son premier mari (Scarron)."

92 LE VIEUX CÉLIBATAIRE. [act i.

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I. 85. d*une vitesse extrême^ with extrême quîckness; de is often

used instead of avec»

Comp. Molière:

**Vous les voulez traiter d^un semblable langage,**

{Tartuffe.) 1. 86. CraCf onomatop., hence the verb craquer.

il s* est en allé, he went a.yray=il est allé d^ici. The neuter verb aller is one of the few which hâve preserved the reflexive fonn they had during the middle âges. The French of the thirteenth century used to say se gésir, to lie, se dormir, to sleep, etc.; s^en ailer and s* endormir are remuants of the old custonv

L 88. sans culieu=sans [vous dire] adieu; I shall not say good-bye.