Chapter VII: Act I: Scene 11

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[Footnote 64: #en voulais#, _were angry with_. Cp. p.22, line 27; p.26, line 12; p.57, line 12.]

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[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.]

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[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.]

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[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.

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[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.]