flegme : Imperturbability, assumed indifîerence

loi.i. le caporal d'ordinaire : Not the ' orderly corporal,' but the

corporal in charge of the messing of a group of soldiers. 10 1.2. Endymion : The beautiful youth condemned to sleep for

ever on the slopes of Mount Latmus in Caria. 101.3- peloton : In the cavalry four ' pelotons ' make a squadron,

A ' peloton ' of infantry is one-fourth of the company : a

' platoon.'

10 1.4. la sentinelle : Cf. ' la vedette,' a mounted sentry ; ' la vigie,' the look-out man ; ' la recrue,' recruit.

10 1.5. je monterai sa faction : ' l'il do his guard for him ' ; ' être de faction,' to be detailed for guard ; ' le factionnaire,' the sentry.

102. 1. au tonnerre : ' At the chamber,' i.e. with his hand over the mechanism so that his forefinger would quickly find the trigger, if sudden need arose.