Editorial note — Introductory material
Reading edition
[Footnotes 1: faire plaisir à. 2: avoir l'air. 3: en être (là). 4: omit. 5: active infinitive. 6: s'impatienter. 7: quelle. 8: en train de. 9: autrement. 10: on. 11: ses. 12: cf. note. 13: brave. 14: qu'on with imperfect subjunctive. 15: subjunctive with ne. 16: subjunctive with ne... pas.]