=117=, 2. =Il ne faut pas, nous autres comédiens, nous jouer aux grands seigneurs=: ‘We comedians must not meddle with the affairs of great nobles.’ 15. =comment veux-tu ainsi t’y reconnaître=: ‘how do you expect to see what you are doing?’ SCÈNE X =118=, 20. =Mais, par exemple=: ‘But that is not enough.’ =120=, 19. =Plus que vous, à coup sûr=: ‘A greater person than you, that is certain.’ ACTE IV =125=, 2. =chez la princesse de Bouillon.= See note to p. 3, l. 2. SCÈNE I 9. =Godefroy de Bouillon= (1058-1100), duc de Basse-Lorraine, leader of the First Crusade, and first king of Jerusalem. 14. =répétition=: ‘rehearsal.’ 16. =Je me derange=: ‘I am becoming irregular.’ 18. =Elle y tenait tant!= ‘She insisted so much upon it!’ SCÈNE II =126=, 4. =Que devenez-vous donc=: ‘What can you be doing?’ 15. =des diamants=: ‘for the diamonds.’ See Act II, Scene III. 20. =C’était assez bien tourné=: ‘It was adroitly worded.’ =127=, 1. =tu ne m’as pas fait part=: ‘you have not told me.’ 3. =un bon sur la caisse des fermiers généraux=: ‘a check on the treasury of the Farmers-General.’ The Farmers-General were various privileged financiers who farmed or leased the public revenues of France before the Revolution. =129=, 4. =souscrite à=: ‘endorsed to.’ SCÈNE III 22. =Si, vraiment=: ‘Yes, indeed.’ =130=, 2. =fanatiques=: ‘admirers.’ 25. =par-dessous main=: ‘secretly.’ =131=, 21. =a dénoncé ce fait à l’ambassadeur tartare=: ‘announced this fact to the Russian ambassador.’ SCÈNE IV =133=, 7. =Si=: ‘Yes, I can.’ =134=, 15. =Bien cela!= ‘Well said!’ =135=, 3. “=Comblé de mes bienfaits...=”: adapted from Corneille’s _Cinna_, Act V, Scene III. SCÈNE V 26. =je suis tenté de lui en vouloir... à lui=: ‘I am almost indignant at him.’ SCÈNE VI =136=, 24. =n’en fait jamais d’autres=: ‘never does otherwise.’ 25. =vienne l’occasion=: ‘if the opportunity presents itself.’ =137=, 18. =la récompense promise.= See Act I, Scene I, also Act I, Scene V. =138=, 18. =à coup sûr=: ‘certainly.’ SCÈNE VII =141=, 23. =Je répétais=: ‘I was rehearsing.’ =142=, 6. =Gardez-vous en bien!= ‘No, don’t refuse to speak!’ 10. =je n’en puis venir à bout=: ‘I cannot say it right.’ 20. =Oui-dà!= ‘Oh, of course!’ (ironical). SCÈNE VIII =145=, 7. =cela n’est pas.= ‘that is not true.’ 10. =Cela est=: ‘It _is_ true.’ 14. =à telles enseignes=: ‘so much so.’ 14. =de sa part=: ‘in his name.’ 14. =défier=: ‘challenge’ (to a duel). 26. =lui a demandé raison=: ‘has demanded satisfaction.’ SCÈNE IX =147=, 2. =Et la princesse donc=: ‘And the princess still more.’ 8. =me nommer=: ‘introduce me.’ 23. =si elle ne figure pas aussi bien=: ‘if she does not appear as well.’ =148=, 11. =pour peu que je sois ressemblante=: ‘provided I resemble you, even a little.’ =150=, 6. =se trouve mal=: ‘has fainted.’ =151=, 9. =Permettez, je réclame=: ‘Allow me to protest.’ =153=, 7. =vous n’êtes jamais au fait des choses=: ‘you are never informed about things.’