Is it possible? Do I dare? I tremblingly submit to the
Supreme one a tentative, uncertain correction: 'garde' is
the French word used for the singular You. 'Gardez' goes
with the plural You, which is much more likely to have
been called down to a street full of people.
Gardez probably descended to gardy.

Incidentally--I just saw and tried "that markup thang"
(hi, Anna) and couldn't figger it out--will keep tryin'.