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48 21 douros: say 'dollars' or 'cash. A duro is a Spanish coin whose par value is now five francs, before 1871, a trifle more. 48 20 a deux lieues: cf. note to 4 8. Contrast English 'thank you, which usually expresses assent pourquoi faire? cf. note to 38 21. Cf. note to 43 2.
The first part is misquoted in various forms, as here, by Europeans who have been confused by the series of sounds. 92 3 viédaze: a Provençal word, used of persons, = 'a good for nothing, of things, = 'a trifle. Here 'isn't worth a straw.
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