mon obligé, indebted to me or imder some obligation

to me, my debtor (a money-owing debtor is un débiteur, and his créditer son créancier).

6. je me plais à le proclamer, I am very pleased to acknowledge it. Note that plaire, being a neuter verb, cannot hâve a direct object, and therefore does not admit of the passive voice ; the adj. content is more usually équivalent with to be pleased than the verb plaire ; se plaire à means to find pleasure in.

11. C'est de vous couper la gorge avec moi, it is to fight a duel M'ith me. The nature of the action suffi ciently explains the use of the reflexive voice. Cf. Se battre = to fight ; se faire tuer = to fight a duel.

13. le tour que vous m'avez fait ( = joué), the trick you played upon me. Note : le tour (L. tornus) = the turn, trick ; also tour (cf. tourist) ; la tour (L. turris) = the tower.