bonne chère et beau feu, good board and lodging

Page 17. — I. coiffé, with a silver spoon in your mouth; lit. : with a caul {coiffe) over the head. " I was born with a caul, which was advertised for sale." (Dickens.)

2. la sainte Hermandad, Hermandad, Spanish for Brotherhood. The Holy Brotherhood was an association formed in Spain towards the end of the 15th century, with the object of mutual protection against robbers and evil doers; something after the manner of the Yxtnch gendarmerie,