14. coup de théâtre: ‘theatrical effect.’
17. Mars et Vénus: a reference to an incident related in Homer’s Odyssey, Book VIII.
19. Surpris par... (S’interrompant.): The abbé interrupts himself because he recollects that it was the lame Vulcan who surprised the lovers and he does not wish to compare the prince with him.
23. Toi, du tien: ‘You on your side.’
24. un succès d’enthousiasme: ‘an enthusiastic success.’
[72], 3. ne sait déjà plus où elle en est: ‘already doesn’t know what she is about.’
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24. C’est bien heureux: ‘It was high time.’
[73], 10. la lettre de Zatime: Bajazet, Act IV. Zatime is the slave of the sultana.
14. cela ne se remet point par la petite poste: ‘that must be sent by a special messenger.’