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31 9 fit fermer les grilles: cf. note to 7 25. 31 13 On s'inscrivait: inscrire = 'to inscribe, 'to enter, as on a register; s'inscrire= 'to enter one's name. He conversed calmly with his friends until the end. See Plato's "Apology", "Crito" and "Phaedo". 31 19 comme: cf. note to 29 22. 31 20 D'entendre: 'as a result of hearing, 'on hearing.
Mme. de la Fayette, whose maiden name was Marie-Magdeleine Pioche de La Vergne, was born at Paris in 1634. Her father belonged to the lesser nobility, and was for awhile governor of Pontoise, and later of Havre.
The early education of Mme. de La Fayette for by this name we can best speak of her was made the special care of her father, "un père en qui le mérite égaloit la tendresse." Later, she was put under Ménage, and possibly Rapin. Segrais, with his usual garrulousness, tells the following story: "Trois mois après que Mme. de La Fayette eut commencé d'apprendre le latin, elle en savoit déj
4 9-10 le moindre: 'the least' le plus petit: 'the smallest'. 4 14 Rhône 'Rhone, the great river of southeastern France, in the heart of Provence diablement: 'deucedly' Diable and Dieu are used very freely in French. 4 16 du poil et de la plume 'of fur and feathers' est très mal note 'has a black mark against its name', noter= 'to note, 'to mark, 'to make a note of'.
A ghastly face-wound at the hands of the English at Boulogne got him the name of "Balafré." He wielded great influence at Court and was a chief promoter of the persecution of the Huguenots, figuring prominently in the Massacre of Vassy and the siege of Rouen. During his attack on Orleans he was shot by a Protestant named Poltrot de Méré. He was by far the ablest of the Guises.
Ville de l'île de Nantuket. Voici les vers anglais: From Shelburne, where I dwell, I therefore put my name, Your friend, who means you well.
47 23 Noiraud: 'Blacky, a pet name often given to animals. 48 1 réclamant ... Mustapha: 'shouting for her donkey till all the echos of Mustapha rang. Réclamer a = 'to demand from. 48 11 Va te promener! lit. 'go take a walk! transl. 48 17 l'on s'entendit: cf. note to 16 29.
52 10 Maugrabine: 'Maghrebi girl' Maghreb is the Arabic name of the western part of the north coast of Africa. 52 13 il n'y a qu'un Tarasconnais ... capable: lit. 'there is only a Tarasconian capable', transl. 'only a Tarasconian would be capable.
[Footnote 1: He consistently refused to have his name placed in candidacy before the Academy. In a foreword prefixed to "L'Immortel" he declares: "Je ne me présente pas, je ne me suis jamais présenté, je ne me présenterai jamais
28 24 vinaigre des quatre-voleurs: 'thieves' vinegar, a kind of aromatic vinegar, formerly used as a disinfectant. The name is derived from the fact that this concoction was popularly supposed to have rendered immune from contagion certain thieves who were pillaging the city of Toulouse during a severe plague .
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