passons marché, 'let us drive a bargain

1. 34. Fais argent de leurs os. In the earlier half of the nineteenth century the sale of relics of Waterloo to tourists in Belgium was very brisk.

1. 46. Des forbans, pirates ; properly speaking, ' non-commissioned privateers' ; literally 'outlaws' (fors + ban).

1. 61. La royauté, veuve de pompe. The 'monarchie bourgeoise ' of Louis-Philippe was shorn of the greater part of its outward magnificence and display ; the King's own fondness for money and saving propensities were well known and often satirized.

1. 83. Le pauvre un numéro, i.e. 'un numéro de loterie.' The State lottery, forbidden in 1793 and revived in 1797, was maintained throughout the Restoration, and only abolished in 1839. Private lotteries continue to be held in France at frequent intervals.