pousse, grows; used in this sensé of hair

Page 25. — I. vieille sentence. The old saying is: "Il ne faut point disputer sur les goûts ; " the habit neuf consists in adding couleurs.

Page 26. — I. paradis de Moïse, Garden of Eden, described by Moses.

2. sens means sensé as opposed to nonsense, and also the f ive sensés ; hence, the calembour, or pun. Vous vous trompez de sens, you are speaking of the wrong sensé.

3. drames modernes. It may be inferred from this that Musset had no very high opinion of the drama of his day.

Page 29. — I. aurais-je, etc. Cf. page 4, note 2.

Page 31. — I. Je voudrais bien..., / should like to see...

Page 35. — I. Grisi, a singer famous in Musset's time.