PAGE 122.--1. Notice the use of the future and the conditional in
interjectional expression in the sense of the present and past tenses.
Translate: "Can it be that a mere fancy prevents you from giving
happiness to a man," etc.
PAGE 126.--1. MONSIEUR DE CLÈVES NE FAIT ENCORE QUE D'EXPIRER, "M. de
Clèves has just died."
PAGE 127.--1. ELLE NE FÎT DE DÉCLARATIONS ET NE PRÎT ENGAGEMENT, "lest
she should make certain promises and bind herself," referring possibly
to her withdrawal from the world into a religious house, or perhaps to a
simple vow never to marry again.
PAGE 131.--1. DONT, an incorrect use of the relative, noticed by
Valincour. _Dont_ is not used as a compound relative; the correct
expression would be _de celui dont_.