[22.1] =Me basto.= Personal use of =bastar=; see vocabulary. [22.2] =Mire usted que= 'Look out' or 'Bear in mind that.' =Mirar= sometimes assumes peculiar meanings in exclamatory or semi-exclamatory expressions; note the translation of =que=. [23.1] =hacer saber= 'make known.' One of the most common formations in Spanish, and yet frequently hard to translate; =hacer= with the infinitive is variously rendered by 'make,' 'have,' 'get,' 'cause to,' or 'let' with the passive. [24.1] =el señor ministro.= Before a title or before the name of a relative of the person addressed, =señor= should not be translated unless the use of 'Mr.' is natural, as in a few cases of direct address; cf. 'Mr. President,' 'Mr. Secretary.' [24.2] =Si acaso= 'Well perhaps.' If a clause is supplied the meaning of this expression will be clear; we might say--'If by chance I read any, I read....' [24.3] =créditos extraordinarios.= Several terms in this and the succeeding speech are borrowed by Emilia from financial and ministerial language; the effect is ironical. [25.1] =creación.= A gallicism used in Spain as the word 'creation' is used in England or America in speaking, for instance, of a woman's gown or hat. [25.2] =el chic.= A French word, used as a substantive and as an adjective both in French and in Spanish, which borrows the word. [26.1] =Si no me ha dicho nada=, etc. Translate =si= by 'why'; see page 7, note 7. [26.2] =tomarme.= An ethical dative expressing advantage; hardly translatable; see page 15, note 1. [27.1] =Que la acepten o no la acepten= expresses an alternative: 'Whether... or not.' See page 8, note 2. [27.2] =pero sí= 'but you _have_ seen in me.' See page 10, note 2. In this case =sí= takes the place of several words. [28.1] =diputado.= After this word a few lines spoken by Emilia and Manuel are omitted; it is not believed that their absence obscures seriously the progress of the plot. [28.2] =mundo.= Five words spoken by Manuel are omitted. [28.3] =Lo que ha de ser.= An unfinished statement, easily completed by adding something to repeat the idea expressed by =ha de ser.= Cf. the English 'What is to be, must be.' [29.1] =¡Que no tendrás ocasión!= 'As if you won't have the chance.' Note the numerous possible translations of =que=. [29.2] =No es de baile= 'It isn't meant for a ball.' Distinguish between =ser de= 'belong to' or 'be meant for' and =ser de= 'become of.' [30.1] =No me explico= 'I don't understand.' The pronoun is indirect object. [31.1] =¡Tendría que ver!= A forcible idiomatic expression denoting scorn; the verb is in the third person; see vocabulary and cf. the English 'I'd like to see myself [doing such a thing]!' [31.2] =lo= refers to =sacrificio=. See page 12, note 3. [31.3] =Sí que= 'Of course,' 'As if.' Sometimes =sí= is connected by =que= with what follows; the statement is thereby emphasized.