Project Gutenberg: "...the housewives of Pont-l'Evêque had envied Madame Aubain her servant Félicité."
New Directions Publishing + Dover Publications:
"Madame Aubain's servant Félicité was the envy of the ladies of Pont-l'Evêque..."
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1 year, 9 months ago by daniel
The use of the pluperfect in the PG version is dubious considering the original is in the past historic.
1 year, 5 months ago by daniel
See analysis
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"did the house work" or "was a general servant"
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sew (highly irregular verb = coudre)
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ironed
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savait (knew how to + infinitive):
brider un cheval - bridle/harness a horse
engraisser les volailles - fatten poultry
battre le beuttre - churn butter
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rester fidèle à qn = to stay/remain faithful to s1. See analysis for discussion on what this means...
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cependant = although, however, yet
(PG): "although the latter was by no means an agreeable person."
(Dover Publications): "unamiable as the latter was"
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married
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"comely youth" or "gay bachelor" or "fine young fellow"
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"so" or "then" or "at this time"
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all of her property.
Un immeuble = a building/property/ real estate asset
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"the income of which"
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at the most
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less costly/expensive
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belonged
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ancestors/her family
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the market-place
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revêtir de = "to be covered with" or "to have" (+ characteristic)
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slates or debts
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a small road ("rue"), lane or alley
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leading to/ ending at
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inside.
Synonyms : À l'intérieur, au-dedans.
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"unevenness in the levels of the rooms" (Dover publications)
"(was so) unevenly graded " (PG)
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stumble/trip
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"narrow hall"
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vestibule or entrance-hall
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"stayed all day"
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(literary) window
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Straw armchair.
Something like this, http://tinyurl.com/3byzjej, perhaps?
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panelling
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"was a row/line of"
s'aligner = "to be in a line/ to line up"
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mahogany
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barometer. A scientific instrument used to measure pressure.
Something like this, perhaps: http://tinyurl.com/3bxu5me
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pile
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A typical 19th century chair.
"stuffed armchair" (Dover publications)
"a tapestry armchair" (Project Gutenberg)
See here http://tinyurl.com/3ceqweg for a taste. It's the wider, deeper chairs (this is what makes it different from a "fauteuil"). Or here http://tinyurl.com/3ufn2ln (the chair on the left)
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were either side of/ flanked
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should read "chemiNée en marbre jaune."
= yellow marble mantelpiece/chimney-piece
http://tinyurl.com/3mfyqg2 (hover over to check)
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Wall-clock ; grandfather clock ; pendulum clock
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http://tinyurl.com/3hfahvo.
Not sure how this would look as a clock!
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smelt of
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mildew (noun) / musty (adj)
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floor
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"tendu(e) d'un papier" = to be papered in, to be lined with wallpaper.
See analysis
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See analysis
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adjoined/led to
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cribs or, even, cots (small bed for children)
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parlour
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furniture
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sheet
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led to
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(generally perjorative) paperwork
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/paperasse
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filled/lined with
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shelves
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panels
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(rare) upon turning round, i.e. on the wall behind you after entering (remember, the other 3 walls are covered with shelves..)
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pen-and-ink drawings (plume = quill pen, made of a feather)
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landscapes
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opaque watercolour
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engravings
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A large dynasty of artists went under the name of Audran.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audran
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faded/vanished splendour
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small window (or,elsewhere, skylight)
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at daybreak
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mass
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(literary) shut
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buried, nestled, "thrust under" (Dover publications)
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log
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(literary) hearth
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rosary (prayer beads)
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haggling
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stubbornness
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as for
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cleanliness
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(rare) polish/shine/lustre
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saucepans
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economic, penny-wise, thrifty
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merci!!
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(noun) slowness
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recueillir = to gather up
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crumbs
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that's 5.5kg!!
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especially/expressly
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lasted for twenty days
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an Indienne handkerchief. Indienne was a very popular printed textile.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indienne
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fastened
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pin
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stockings
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skirt
Nowadays, it means "petticoat"
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on top of, over
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The Project Gutenberg translation omits this whilst the Dover Publications edition translates it as "jacket." I'm not so sure but wouldn't be surprised if if was the man's "sleeved jacket" which is being referred to in the article below...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camisole#Historical_definition
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an apron with a bib
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shrill/sharp
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erect/standing straight/straight figured
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with measured gestures/precise movements
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