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the meaning of "pall upon""I'll shake you""hosses"and"salon"

 
 
Reply Thu 28 Apr, 2011 06:09 am
"Ah, mon Princesse," sighs the Count Pumpernickel, stooping and whispering with eloquent eyes into her ear. "You are too hard upon us. Balzac says, 'All women are not to themselves what no one else is to another.' Do you not agree with him?"
"Cheese it!" says the Princess. "Philosophy palls upon me. I'll shake you."
"Hosses?" says the Count.
Arm and arm they go out to the salon au Beurre.
------ O. Henry Tracked to Doom
What’s the meaning of “Philosophy palls upon me.”? Does it mean “don’t say such kind of philosophical words”? What about “I'll shake you”, “Hosses”, and “salon”? It is quite strange that after a short conversation they go out arm in arm. Why?

Link of the whole story: http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/o_henry/130/
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Reply Thu 28 Apr, 2011 09:11 am
@Justin Xu,
I'll take a shot at it.

pall upon - depresses me.
I'll shake you - physically assult you (although I doubt with significant force)
hosses - I have no idea unless is means something like "promise" implying that the Count does not find the idea of "shaking" disagreeable.
salon - a room in a house, often used for entertaining guests.

This whole scene represents flirtatious banter between a man and a woman, so it is not surprising that they would go out arm in arm.
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