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Endnotes explained

The endnotes provide brief explanatory notes and cross-references, including a comment on the untranslatability of Madame Crémière's 'capsulingies' and a reference to 'The Ball at Sceaux.'

What happens

The endnotes provide brief explanatory notes and cross-references, including a comment on the untranslatability of Madame Crémière's 'capsulingies' and a reference to 'The Ball at Sceaux.'

Characters to notice

Key passages

  • Madame Crémière’s capsulingies are impossible to translate; an equivalent is all that can be attempted.

    Madame Crémière's peculiar expressions cannot be directly translated, so only an approximation is provided.

    Explains the translator's approach to a specific linguistic challenge.

  • See “The Ball at Sceaux.”

    Refer to the story 'The Ball at Sceaux.'

    Directs the reader to another work for further context.

Ursule Mirouët — Endnotes Explained