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[delicate thorn]

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[frigid crane]

Mais puisque vous la teniez, dit Porthos, que ne l'avez-vous noyée, étranglée, pendue?

Like this one here

I assume it means why but I’ve never seen it used like this

[gaunt helm]

This is antiquated French. Not modern usage by any means.

[buoyant hinge]

Yup, it's pretty much literary at this point.

[frigid crane]

so it’s only used with negative questions and without pas

🤔

but this is the 8th edition written in 1930s lol