173 prévenir means: 1. "to forestall," 2. "to give notice" (l. 203), "to warn," i.e., to forestall the mishap; 3. "to prejudice," i.e., to forestall impartial judgment, as here.
174 en horreur à. Cf. odio esse alicui, and _en proie à (l. 1177). See App. V, i.
176 pris. Cf. prendre jour avec quelqu'un = "to make an appointment."
182 les restes, very strong when applied to persons.
183 See l. 140, N.
189 Note the agreement of the adverb.—Le feu de = "the fire that inspired . . ."
194 affecte = "claims." The word is very skillfully chosen. It conveys, without the slightest disrespect, Esther's sense of the arbitrary character of this law.
203 sans [que je puisse] le prévenir. The queen may not even inform the king of her desire to speak with him.
208 Que dis-je? = "Nay!"
209 sang, a frequent metonymy for race, as in English.