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27 16 tenait bon: 'stood its ground firmly', adverbial use of the adjective cf.sentir bon and the corresponding English 'to smell good'. 27 27 fit: cf. note to 21 22. 28 8 il lui prit la main: 'he took his hand', cf. note to 12 25. 28 12 Bompard: the personages of "Tartarin de Tarascon" appear in other novels of Daudet. For Bompard see particularly "Numa Roumestan."

Alphonse Daudet - Tartarin de Tarascon

The scene purports to be laid in the Court of Henry II.; but the manners and the personages, apart from their names are all those of the Court of Louis XIV. Certain critics have endeavored to trace the character of Mme. de La Fayette in that of the Princess of Clèves, of M. de La Rochefoucauld in that of M. de Nemours; but too strict an autobiographical interpretation destroys the charm of the story.

Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne) La Fayette - La Princesse De Clèves par Mme de La Fayette : Edited with Introduction and Notes