That is why the part of Polonius is what French actors call a faux bon rôle,--a part that seems better than it is.
Le Bon cleverly puts it, a man, by the mere fact that he forms a part of an organised crowd, is likely to descend several rungs on the ladder of civilisation.
Il y a gros à parier qu'au bout de ce laps de temps, je serai mort, et vous deviendrez naturellement possesseur de notre domaine de la Capelette, qui rapporte trois mille livres bon an mal an.
