Bataille de dames
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[Footnote 162: #là#, equivalent to preoccupied with.]
[Footnote 163: #châteaux en Espagne#, castles in Spain, i.e., air
castles, foolish fancies.]
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[Footnote 164: #j'ai failli me jeter#, I almost threw myself.
Literally, "I just missed throwing myself."]