à en mourir =éperdument, desperaidy. For the

literal meaning, * to die of it,' there is hardly an idiomatic English équivalent 123. — 4. sans que personne cherchât, withoul any on^sseeking. For the subjunctive, see Less. 56, 3, Ex. 4. 7. è, se demander, to ask each other. Note the reciprocal use of se, more fully expressed : à se demander Vun à Vautre, The shorter form is preferred when ambiguity is not feared. Compare 121-7, and Note.

13. se faire craindre de tous les bavards, to make ail gossipsfear her. For this construction, see Less. 39, iii. Note 2, de being sometimes thus used înstead of à or par. See also Less. 39, iv. 2.