[86] CETTE SOTTE! equivalent to _quelle sotte_. It will be noticed that the French make a very large use of the demonstrative where in English the article would be employed. In such cases as the present the English would be: 'What a ...' [87] AVEC LE MEDECIN PAR-DESSUS. Doctors have been the butt of jests from time immemorial. Compare: "Nuper erat medicus; nunc est vespillo Diaulus: Quod vespillo facit, fecerat et medicus" (Martial, I, 1, Epigram xlviii). "En depit des medecins nous vivrons jusqu'a la mort" (Leroux de Lincy. _Proverbes_, t. 1, serie v). "De jeune medecin cimetiere bossu" (Leroux de Lincy, _Proverbes_, t. 1. serie v). "Dans les discours et dans les choses, ce sont deux sortes de personnes que vos grands medecins. Entendez-les parler, les plus habiles gens du monde; voyez-les faire, les plus ignorants de tous les hommes" (Moliere, _le Malade imaginaire_. III, 3). Votre savoir, mon camarade, Est d'un succes plus general; Car s'il n'emporte point le mal, Il emporte au moins le malade." (Beaumarchais, _le Barbier de Seville_, II, 13). These reproaches were, it must be owned, fully justified by the practice of almost all doctors, which was marked by ignorance and barbarism. [88] TRANSPORT AN CERVEAU, '_Delirium_.' [89] SANDIS. See note 20. [90] LA BELLE CONSEQUENCE, 'What difference does that make?' Used in the sense of _la belle raison_. [91] C'EST AUTANT DE RESTE PAR LES CHEMINS, 'I would be as good as left on the highway.' Compare _le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard_, note 54. [92] D'AUJOURD'HUI. The modem meaning of this form is 'from to-day,' but it is used here in the sense of 'this day.' [93] JE VIS SOUFFRANT. Used in the sense of _Je suis souffrant_. [94] FOURNIR LA COURSE, 'manage to reach my journey's end.' [95] JE FEROIS DES CRIS. _Ferois_ for _pousserois_. [96] COMMENCOIS D'EN. The modern form is _commencois a_. [97] FROISSE, 'Bruised.' Used in the sense of _meurtri_ (_Dict. de l'Acad._, 1878). [98] IL N'EN SERA NI PLUS NI MOINS. See _le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard_, note 150. [99] OUI-DA. See _Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard_, note 21. [100] De bon jeu, 'Seriously.' [101] DIANTRE. A euphemism to disguise the word _diable_, as _bleu_ for _Dieu_ in many exclamations (Littre). [102] VOUS N'Y PENSEZ PAS, 'What are you thinking of?' Compare note 58, and _les Fausses Confidences_, note 156. [103] J'Y SERAI TOUJOURS. For the more modern _Je le serai toujours._ [104] AIME. A singular failure to carry out the agreement of the verb in the relative clause with its antecedent. _Aimez_ would be the correct form. [105] C'EST S'EGORGER, 'It is madness.' [106] VOS FUREURS, 'Your mad purpose.' [107] LE. The edition of 1740 prints the article _le_, but the demonstrative _ce_ would carry out the sense better. [108] CELA DE PLUS. Accompanied with some gesture of impatience, perhaps a snap of the thumb-nail against the teeth. With us a snap of the fingers would accompany the words.