s'être abruti : To hâve led a riotous, besotting life

94.7. saint Louis : Louis IX, who organized the last crusade, and had no sooner disembarked in Tunis than he was seized with plague and died (1270).

94.8. les Grandes Compagnies were alien bands enrolled by France to fight the English in the I4th century. They harassed France when the English were not doing so, until Du Guesclin led the greater part of them into Spain.

94.9. Bertrand du Guesclin : A great military leader who died in 1380. He distinguished himself in fighting against the English.

94.10. Maison Rouge : The name once borne, because of the colour of their uniform, by certain companies of ' mousquetaires,' ' chevau-légers,' and ' gendarmes.'