Note 4 — Section 197. COMING TO TERMS[1].
Reading edition
[1] = The Compromise.
[2] An artist in Berlin, ein Berliner Künstler.
[3] ‘painted — portrait’ may be briefly rendered = painted the portrait of a high-placed (hochgestellt) lady.
[4] in.
[5] = Although the lady was for a long time (seit lange) celebrated for (wegen) her beauty (see S. 27, N. 8).
[6] = she had now reached that age; admitted = confessed (eingestanden).
[7] = however, to be placed after ‘endeavoured’.
[8] and — time = and offers (darbieten) ointments, which heal all the wounds of time.
[9] to have one’s portrait taken, sich malen lassen.
[10] = tell.
[11] schaffen, str. v. tr.; a most striking likeness, ein höchst ähnliches Bild.
[12] = the lady expected one that flattered her (S. 48, N. 6).
[13] mithin, to be placed after ‘declared’.
[14] and — hands = and refused the acceptance of the same (to agree with ‘painting’).
[15] to keep a portrait quietly on one’s hands, ein Portrait ganz ruhig bei sich liegen lassen.
[16] and — mind = and devised a plan of vengeance (S. 36, N. 7, A).
[17] zu.
[18] im Louvre.
[19] daß ihr Portrait mit gewissen sie kompromittierenden Zusätzen verziert sei.
[20] und die treu nach der Natur gemalte Dame; a tress of false hair, eine falsche Haarflechte.
[21] = with the following labels (Etikette, f.).
[22] Schönheitswasser.
[23] Haartinktur zum augenblicklichen Färben der Haare.
[24] = it is only the production of my fancy.
[25] Allerdings.
[26] als Genrebild, the first component of which being pronounced as in French.
[27] for — portrait = the price of the picture.
[28] beseitigen.
[29] ein´verleiben, p. p. einverleibt.