Il en . . . mois : ' So he had six months before him

26.8. razzias : ' Raids,' ' marauding expéditions.' The word is borrowed from the Arabs of North Africa.

26.9. Constantine : The French made an unsuccessful effort to capture this Algerian city in 1836. The following year it fell into their hands.

26.10 Bou-Maza : An Arab chief captured in 1845, 26.11. kirsch: 'Cherry-brandy' (Ger. ' Kirsche,' cherry).

27.1. Saint- Cyr : The military school located near Versailles. It corresponds to Sandhurst, and trains officers for the cavalry and infantry. Engineer and artillery officers are prepared at the ' École Polytechnique ' (corresponding to Woolwich).

27.2. naguère : ' Lately,' ' not so long ago.' The word was originally written ' n'a guère (s),' ' guère ' meaning miich (of Teutonic origin).