Scène III

9 18 — Balancer: Hesitate. (From balance, Lat. bilancem, acc. of bilanx, having two scales or basins.) Lit. to move on one bide and to the other like the basins of a pair of scales.

10 4 — Lie: Unités. Lier, lit. to bind, from the Lat. H gare.

10 7 — Blanchi : Grown grey. Notice. — Rougir, noircir, jaunir, etc.

IO 9— Appas: Charms. This word is always used in the plural. It is, in fact, the plural of appât.

IO IO— S'effaroucher de : Take alarm at.

10 13 — Bandeau : Diadem. Lit. headband. Notice. — Avoir un bandeau sur les yeux, to be blindfolded.

10 15 — N'en croyez pas : Be not ruled by.

10 20— Comble : Height. Lit. top, summit, fulfllment ;

from the Lat. cumulus.

10 22 — Epouser : Notice the différence between épouser,

se marier^ and marier.

10 28 — Su : Known how.

11 9 — Au mépris de : In contempt of. Seepzgc 8, line 5,

se ii.

Page II line 13 — Mânes: Mânes, shade. From the Lat. mânes, II 14 — Eperdue : In dismay.

11 24 — Etalerait : Would display.

12 14 — Fit : Established.

12 19— Et— et: Both.

12 32 — A force de : By dint of.

12 33 — Relevés: Reconstructed, rebuilt.

12 34— Jusques à ... : Till. yusques or jusque ; the

former used only before vowels, the latter used in any case, provided an apostrophe takes the place of the e before a vowel.