Pion. See article Maupassant, page 55, note

5. Agacés: worried, irritated. "Agacer, fig. mettre dans un état de légère irritation morale : être agacé par le bavardage de quelqu'un"

6. Il . . . les i: he insists too mue h on everything, he explains everything over and over again to make it as clear as possible.

Page 126. — 1. Il . . . rond: he is frank, simple, and round; rond, in this sensé, means straightforward, without any pretension, outspoken. a. Ou . • . avez ? Or is it his style that y ou find fault with ?