| Term | Definition |
|---|
| se reposer | to stay, to remain |
| voyons | let's see |
| quelque chose de nouveau | something new |
| une sérénade | a serenade, music sung to woo a lover |
| en attendant | while waiting |
| éveillé, réveillé | awake |
| il ne tardera guère | he won't be much longer |
| une douce rente | a nice income |
| la noblesse | nobility |
| souhaiter | to wish |
| avouer | to admit |
| je me repais | I revel in |
| un supplice assez fâcheux | an annoying punishment |
| des sots | silly people, fools |
| un doux accueil | a nice welcome |
| aux beautés | to the beauties |
| chatouiller | to tickle |
| approbations | approvals |
| la récompense | the reward, compensation |
| des douceurs exquises | exquisite niceties or sweet things |
| les louanges | praises |
| mêler | to mix |
| à tort et à travers | every which way |
| sa bourse | his bank account |
| il nous vaut mieux | he's worth more... |
| appuyer | to push, press, lean on |
| Soit. | So be it. |
| les voyelles | vowels |
| la mâchoire | the jaw |
| la moue | pout |
| se moquer de | to make fun of |
| les belles choses! | the beautiful things! |
| à fond | at the bottom of it all |
| je suis amoureux | I'm in love |
| un petit billet | a little letter |
| laisser tomber | to drop |
| la prose, les vers | ordinary speech, verses (poetry) |
| mes pantoufles | my slippers |
| Vos beaux yeux me font mourir d'amour. | Your beautiful eyes make me die of love. |
| brûler | to burn |
| le divertissement royal | royal entertainment |
| son scrupule | her scruples, inhibitions which guide one's moral behavior |
| son esprit | his/her spirit, wit |
| des bontés | the abundances |
| accabler | to overwhelm |
| les dépenses | expenses |
| un feu d'artifice | fireworks |
| les paroles | words |
| le chemin de son coeur | the path to her heart |
| prudemment | carefully, prudently |
| impertinente | impertinent, rude |
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