L. 53. _à_, for.

L. 56. _N'allument... un... trépas._ A bold phrase. The passage is from

'allumer une fièvre,' through 'allumer une fièvre mortelle,' to 'allumer

une mort.'

L. 61. _amour... mutuelle._ _Amour_ in the feminine is an archaism.

_Amour_, Lat. _amor_, was feminine in Old French, as all such

derivatives were and still are: _douleur_, _peur_, &c. Littré, s.v.,

Rem. 2; cf. p. 61, l. 18.

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