O'aCy onomatop., hence the verb craquer

il s'' est en allé, he went away = il est allé dHci. The neuter verb aller is one of the few which hâve preserved the reflexive form 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 aller and s'endormir are remnants of the old custom.

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

, Scène IV.