=41=, 12. =me suis mis sur le pied=: ‘have imposed upon myself the task.’ 14. =Hippolyte=: hero of Racine’s famous tragedy, _Phèdre_. =42=, 2. =la reine.= See note to p. 5, l. 17. 4. =À ce qu’elle dit=: ‘So she says.’ 8. =Il n’y a pas de quoi=: ‘There is no occasion for it.’ 12. =appointements=: ‘salary.’ 15. =Qu’est-ce à dire?= ‘What do you mean?’ 23. =Échec et mat=: ‘Checkmate.’ 23. =Vous n’êtes pas de force=: ‘You are no match for me.’ SCÈNE II =44=, 12. =Bonsoir, vizir=: (because of Quinault’s rôle in _Bajazet_). 21. =Roxane=: the rôle of Adrienne in _Bajazet_. Roxane is the favorite sultana. 24. =Par exemple!= ‘Nonsense!’ SCÈNE III =46=, 5. =s’en défaire=: ‘part with them.’ 23. =difficile=: ‘critical.’ =49=, 3. =Après cela=: ‘After all.’ =50=, 5. =Je me suis toujours défié de=: ‘I have always distrusted.’ SCÈNE IV 26. =fais les confidents=: ‘have played the part of confidant.’ =51=, 5. =rue Férou=: a street running north from the Luxembourg Gardens. 14. =livres tournois=: ‘livres of Tours.’ Their value was three-fourths that of the livre of Paris or “livre parisis.” 18. =Pas tant tant mieux=: ‘Not entirely so much the better.’ =52=, 11. =Phèdre=: title rôle of the masterpiece of Racine (1677). =53=, 15. =une force surnaturelle.= Maurice de Saxe is said to have been able to break a horseshoe in his hands. 21. =vous me rendrez raison=: ‘you shall give me satisfaction.’ 25. =vous serez aux premières loges=: ‘You will be in the first row of boxes,’ i.e., in a splendid position to see the fight. 26. =allons, en scène=: ‘come, let us make our appearance on the stage,’ i.e., begin the fight. =54=, 2. =en se jouant=: ‘easily turning aside.’ 6. “=Paraissez Navarrois, Maures et Castillans=,” etc.: quoted from Corneille’s _Le Cid_ (1636), Act V, Scene I. 12. “=Et le combat finit faute de combattants=”: from the _Cid_, Act IV, Scene III. 17. =s’informer de mes nouvelles=: ‘to inquire about me.’ =55=, 23. =se possédera=: ‘will be self-possessed.’ =56=, 17. =l’emportait sur toi=: ‘should excel you.’ =57=, 5. “=N’aurais-je tout tenté que pour une rivale=”: _Bajazet_, Act III, Scene VII. 21. =Allons, j’ai beau faire=: ‘Come, it is useless for me to try.’ SCÈNE V =58=, 8. “=Mes brigues=,” etc.: _Bajazet_, Act III, Scene VII. 14. =Rien qu’en traversant... on sent=: ‘One needs but to pass thru to feel.’ =59=, 2. =ou peu s’en faut=: ‘or nearly so.’ 5. =clerc de procureur=: ‘attorney’s clerk.’ 8. =s’y connaissent aussi bien=: ‘are as good judges.’ 17. =une façon de gentilhomme=: ‘a kind of nobleman.’ 18. =On ne passe pas=: ‘No admittance.’ =60=, 12. =s’il n’avait tenu qu’à moi=: ‘if it had depended only on me.’ =61=, 1. =les chemins qui s’élèvent=: ‘the uphill roads.’ 10. =je vis au milieu des héros de tous les pays.= She refers to the heroes of the drama.