un dix août, See note on

1. 344. Qui gardent ses accès partout inabordables^ ' which keep it entirely unapproachable (by any attack).'

1. 346. la force armée, the troops of the Sections or districts of Paris.

les mandats d^ arrêt, The Commune issued warrants of arrest on its ovvn responsibility.

1. 849. vous vous en serviez, The Girondins had used the Commune and the mob against the monarchy.

1. 867. Menacer sans frapper, ou frapper à demi. An exact description of the subséquent action of the Girondins.

1. 860. les départements n*auront peu pu s^entendre, Que tous vos ennetnis, *before the departments hâve even agreed on a plan, ail your enemies.' Note the use of pas ynth pouvoir, to emphasize the négative. For the construction, see note on 1. 199.

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1. 367. la requête importune, 'the wearisome appeal for help.*

L 876. un parti qui louvoie. Louvoyer is really a sea-term from the Danish, answering to the English luff, Hence by a metaphor it is applied to any indirect and round-about means of aiming at any object. 'A party which resorts to indirect means.'