12. =je ne sais quoi qui sent son Rodrigue et son Nicomède=: ‘something which resembles Rodrigue and Nicomède.’ Rodrigue, the hero of the _Cid_, by Corneille. Nicomède, the hero of the play of the same name, also by Corneille. 13. =aussi, vous arriverez=: ‘accordingly you will make your mark.’ =62=, 14. =rire aux larmes=: ‘laugh till I cried.’ 15. =une orthographe d’une invention!= ‘such original spelling!’ 17. =être de l’Académie=: ‘be a member of the French Academy.’ See note to p. 8, l. 24. 21. =mon Sarmate=: ‘my Sarmatian’ (an old name for Polander). =63=, 8. =à telles enseignes=: ‘so much so.’ 15. =la fable des Deux pigeons=: Livre IX, Fable II, by La Fontaine. =64=, 19. =après?= ‘what next?’ 21. =Avec finesse=: ‘Archly.’ =65=, 8. “=Tenez-vous lieu de tout=”: ‘be all in all to each other.’ =66=, 5. =Aux premières=: ‘In the first row of boxes.’ SCÈNE VI 19. =humeur=: ‘ill humor.’ 20. =Que trop=: ‘Only too true!’ SCÈNE VII =67=, 25. =notre pari de tantôt=: ‘our recent wager.’ =68=, 6. =Preuve de plus!= ‘One more proof!’ 18. =il ne te reste plus... qu’à t’exécuter=: ‘you have only to pay the bet.’ =69=, 4. =le plus rigoureux tête-à-tête=: ‘the strictest privacy.’ 13. =ne fait rien à la chose=: ‘is of no consequence.’ =70=, 4. =éclat=: ‘exposure.’ 18. =toujours=: ‘in any case.’ 24. =Prévenez-la=: ‘Get the start of her.’ =71=, 4. =Raison de plus=: ‘All the more reason.’ 14. =coup de théâtre=: ‘theatrical effect.’ 17. =Mars et Vénus=: a reference to an incident related in Homer’s _Odyssey_, Book VIII. 19. =Surpris par... (S’interrompant.)=: The abbé interrupts himself because he recollects that it was the lame Vulcan who surprised the lovers and he does not wish to compare the prince with him. 23. =Toi, du tien=: ‘You on your side.’ 24. =un succès d’enthousiasme=: ‘an enthusiastic success.’ =72=, 3. =ne sait déjà plus où elle en est=: ‘already doesn’t know what she is about.’ SCÈNE VIII 24. =C’est bien heureux=: ‘It was high time.’ =73=, 10. =la lettre de Zatime=: _Bajazet_, Act IV. Zatime is the slave of the sultana. 14. =cela ne se remet point par la petite poste=: ‘that must be sent by a special messenger.’ SCÈNE IX 21. =maudit soit le duché de Courlande.= He says this because his political schemes interfere with his love for Adrienne. =74=, 16. =Encore un=: ‘One more’ (who is interested). =75=, 4. =Acomat=: the grand vizir in _Bajazet_. 4. =mon bon=: ‘my good fellow.’ 8. =Je vous trouve plaisant=: ‘You are ridiculous.’ 23. =Tu as beau faire=: ‘It doesn’t make any difference what you do.’ =76=, 1. =palsambleu=: (par le sang de Dieu) ‘by Jove!’ 6. =Bajazet=: brother of the sultan. 10. “=Écoutez, Bajazet=,” etc.: _Bajazet_, Act II, Scene I. 23. =qui est fort bien=: ‘who is very good looking.’ 25. =votre entrée=: ‘your cue.’