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[Footnote 27: #petite marquise!# you little aristocrat!]
[Footnote 28: #s'il est gai#, isn't he light-hearted? or, _how
light-hearted he is!_]
[Footnote 29: #Cimarosa# (1740-1801), Italian composer, noted for the
graceful charm of his vocal music, especially in light opera.]