le Fattah, see note page 22 of the text

40. 5. J'ai voulu tromper le mauvais œil. See note to page 6, line 28.

42. iS-iq. pas de Juif ni même d'Arménien. . . . The Jevvs hâve the same réputation <>f shrewdness in business in the Orient as among the Western nations, but the Armenians are said to go them one better.

43. 6. la cour d'une mosquée. The architectural character • if a Mohammedan church or mosque varies greatly. Generally, besides the place of worship proper, there is an open cloistered court with a fountain for ablutions. Several institutions may be connected with the mosque, e.g., schools for the instruction of young men, tribunals, hospitals, public kitchens, etc.

18. un jeune Banian. A Banian, a Hindoo trader, a merchant, a money changer.

45. 15. boire de l'eau bouillante durant toute l'éternité, one of the punishments of the Mohammedan hell. In the Koran (LXXXVTIf, foll.): "Down cast on that day (of judgment) shall be the countenance of some: Travailing and worn, burned at the scorching fire, made to drink a fountain fiercely boiling. . . ."

49. 11. pacha, or pas/ta, an honorary tille given to officers of high rank in Turkey, such as governor of provinces, military commanders, and so forth.

61. 15. marquée au chiffre du Sultan, marked with the monogram of the Sultan.

21. padischah, chief ruler, monarch, or sovereign; the title of the Sultan of Turkey.

53. 22. Eblis is the Arabie name for the devil (see text, note to page 12).