Noé, Noah. See Genesis, vi-viii

17. fresque. In fresco painting, the colors were applied on plaster still damp.

Page 86. — 5-6. à l’heure . . . gris, late at night.

12-13. avait . . . couvertures, it did not take him long to pull the blankets off.

2g. San Giovanni, the church of Saint John the Baptist, famous particularly for its fine bronze doors.

32. — Page 87. — i. Anges ... Dominations. According to the medieval theologian St. Thomas .Aquinas, angels were divided into three hierarchies; (i) Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones; (2) Dominations, Virtues, and Powers; (3) Principalities, .Archangels, and Angels.