ACTE III, SCÈNE II
1: les Darinel: Note that proper names do aot take the mark of the plural in French. See acte IV, scène III.
2: Ah: This is an exclamation of joy: Ah! not the usual «Oh!» Henriette hereby shows her sympathies again, while Perrichon's are evidencedby his comments and silence respectively after the names of each of the young men.
3: Allons donc: as usual means «nonsense.» Tr., You, sir? No, sir!… which Mr. Perrichon resents: What does he mean by «No, sir!» What a fool this idiot is! Bête repeats the same idea as animal comically enough, bête meaning an «animal» primarily.