sans littérature, ‘ without culture

24. le coup d'œil juste, * who knew what was what,’ Un coup d'œil, ‘ a glance ; ’ e.g. jeter un coup d'œil sur, ‘ to glance over- N.B. — Un clin d'œil, ‘ twinkling of an eye,’ ‘moment.’

26. livres. Not ‘pounds’ (sterling), but francs. Rente means ‘ income from money invested.’ Livres de rente is the only phrase in which the old term livre is still used for franc. 15,000 livres de rente = ‘ £600 a year.’

28. sa mémoire, ‘ his memory.* N.B. — La mémoire, ‘ memory ; ’ le mémoire, ‘ mémorandum,’ ‘ memoir.’