He appeared to think himself born to be supported by others, and dispensed from all necessity of providing for himself.

An essence exists if and only if it is actualized or concretized somehow, in some concrete form.

Marcel was a fire-breather, that is, one who sips the fuel, then spits it at a torch, thus throwing a great ball of fire across the stage. It is a dramatic effect. It is also a dangerous one.

The first operation (in making paper) is performed by two machines, called the half-hollander and the whole-hollander