[3.1] =con que= 'provided,' 'if only.' The meaning of this conjunction varies according to whether it is followed by the indicative or the subjunctive. See vocabulary, under =con=. [3.2] =que pase= 'let him come in.' Here que introduces the imperative of the third person; the different uses of =que= must be carefully distinguished in the three plays of this volume. [3.3] =nos avisas.= The present indicative, instead of the future or imperative, for greater vividness. [3.4] =Porque me haya usted oído= 'Because you may have heard me.' =Porque= does not influence the mood of =haya=; the subjunctive is governed by an idea of possibility not expressed, but which might be indicated by =es posible= or by =se puede=. [3.5] =una.= An indefinite subject, indicated in English by 'one,' 'we,' 'you,' 'they,' 'people,' etc., is usually expressed in Spanish by the reflexive. The pronoun =uno= or =una= may, however, replace =se= and it tends to make the subject less vague. [3.6] =Tratándose de usted= 'When you are concerned.' Participial constructions (whether the participle be present or past) are frequently best translated by dependent clauses. [3.7] =al pasar= 'in passing,' 'when you pass.' The common use of =al= with the infinitive, where English has a dependent clause or the present participle governed usually by 'in,' 'on,' 'upon,' 'while,' etc. [4.1] =hombre.= A common form of emphatic address, sometimes to be translated and sometimes to be omitted according to the English context; =mujer= is similarly employed. [4.2] =Ya supondrás= 'Of course you must suppose' (or 'imagine'). The future tense denoting probability is especially prominent in conversation and therefore in the drama, and must be watched closely. It may be translated by 'must' or 'can,' or by such words as 'probably,' 'quite,' 'of course.' =Ya= frequently accompanies it. [4.3] =nuestro corazón.= When reference is made to a part of the body common to two or more individuals of a group, or to an object possessed by each one of them, Spanish, unlike English, generally employs a singular noun. [4.4] =de... a.= Correlative prepositions equivalent to 'between... and.' [4.5] =hemos de= 'should.' Perhaps no Spanish locution assumes so many shades of meaning as =haber de=. It may be rendered by any of the large number of English words and phrases that denote a mild obligation. When it occurs in this text, the list of meanings in the vocabulary should be consulted and the most appropriate one chosen. Moreover, the reader has ample opportunity, in particular cases, to improve upon any given list of meanings. [5.1] =habrá dicho= 'must have told.' The future perfect of probability; cf. page 4, note 2.