boulevard de Grenelle: cf. note, p. 60 1. 17 and map

’” 9. Conservant Je pincement de la taille et la carrure des épaules, ‘ Preserving the shape of a narrow Waist and broad shoulders, as they did; Dincer, ‘to pinch'; /2 Carrure, ‘breadth of back.’

» 10. On ne sait quel aspect presque humain : lit. ‘one does

» Meaning ‘one knows it,

but it would be difficult to Express it exactly," hence ‘some

look or other about them, which reminded one of a living

being.

» 14. Moignon: the Slump of à tree that has been cut down, or

of à limb that has been amputated ; refers here to his amputated arm.

» 15. Officier d'Afrique : not an wfficer who Was a native of Africa. Cf. note, p. 60 1, 13.

la jupe à cent plis, lit. ‘the skirt with a hundred folds,

refers to the Peculiar dress of the Zouaves (cf. note, 1. 13), who wear very wide trousers which almost look like skirts. Say ‘ with their wide pleated trousers.

» 17. à la houzarde, ‘in the hussar fashion,’ j.e. ‘as on the hussar aniforms, you know.” The spelling kousard seems unusual ; the ordinary spelling is hussard, and sometimes houssard or housard.

» 23. C’est du Premier zouaves :

?0uaves.

63. 13. comment a-t-elle pu s'échouer 1à? ‘how in the world can {£ have landed there ?" S'éhouer,'to Strand,” ‘ run aground.' » 14. Melegnano : former!y Marignano, 12 miles south-east of l'lan, In June 1859 à French force under Baraguay

Hilliers routed here the Austrian reéarguard under Benedek.

Le. du premier régiment des