[Footnote 62: #provoquer#, i.e., to a duel such as became almost epidemic in France in the years that followed Waterloo (1815).] ACT I. SCENE 10. #Page 19.# [Footnote 63: #J'aime autant#, _I'd just as lief_. Contrast this timidity with the assumed boldness of the close.] ACT I. SCENE 11. #Page 20.# [Footnote 64: #en voulais#, _were angry with_. Cp. p.22, line 27; p.26, line 12; p.57, line 12.] #Page 21.# [Footnote 65: #flacon#, _vinaigrette_, bottle of smelling-salts.] [Footnote 66: #évanouie#. This fainting combined with feminine tact the advantages of consciousness and unconsciousness.] [Footnote 67: #inquiétude#, because she sees already a prospective rival in her love.] #Page 22.# [Footnote 68: #avec abandon#, _yielding to her emotion_.] [Footnote 69: #quinze jours#, _fortnight_. Cp. _huit jours_, "week."] [Footnote 70: #m'en voulez#, _are displeased with me_, "lay it up against me." Cp. p.20, note 1.] [Footnote 71: #toi#. Except when used of deity _tu_, _te_ and _toi_ imply endearment or condescension, as, e.g., to servants, children, animals, etc. The change from _toi_ to _vous_ would therefore imply a coolness between the aunt and niece.] #Page 23.# [Footnote 72: #Va-t'en#, _Leave me_, Let me be alone.] [Footnote 73: #A la bonne heure#, _Well_, expressing surprise and relief that the countess has dismissed her with a kiss.] ACT I. SCENE 12. #Page 24.# [Footnote 74: #servons-nous-en#, _I'll put it to the proof_. Since the French have no first person singular imperative, they are forced to use either the plural, as here, or the subjunctive.] ACT I. SCENE 13. #Page 25.# [Footnote 75: #mon dieu#, _heavens_! He is frightened at his own courage. When _dieu_ contains no thought of deity, I consider it more reverent to use _d_. French usage varies. Cp. p.5, note 2.] #Page 26.# [Footnote 76: #avec joie# at the thought that she is still beautiful enough to be loved by a young man, and so possibly by Henri. De Grignon naturally misinterprets it.] [Footnote 77: #dussiez-vous#, _even though you should_. The imperfect subjunctive, being avoided (See p.3, note 3), has, when used, a peculiar emphasis.] [Footnote 78: #Bal champêtre#, _Rural dancing party_, or festival, at which the masters may mingle with their servants and retainers.] #Page 27.# [Footnote 79: #nous jugera#, i.e., _judge between us_.] [Footnote 80: #Et moi donc#, equivalent to, _And think how I must feel_.] ACT II. SCENE 1. [Footnote 81: #maréchal des logis de dragons#, _sergeant of dragoons_.] #Page 28.# [Footnote 82: #préfet#, _prefect_, governor of a department, appointed by the central authority. There are now in France 87 departments, divided into 362 arrondissements and some 36,000 communes.] [Footnote 83: #parfaite#, _very courteous_ or _kind_.] [Footnote 84: #bien en cour#, _a favorite at court_.] [Footnote 85: #fermes#, _homesteads_, tenantries.] #Page 29.#