tout à l'heure. See page 26, note i

Page 84. — i. espèces. — See page 30, note 2.

2. fait notre main, (familiar) robbed^ stolen. Cf. " to make one's hand," " to gain advantage." " The French King, supposing to make his hand by those rude ravages in England. ..." (Hayward.)

Page 85* — l. Ségorbe, a town on the Murviedro, in the province of Valencia.

2. Mercure, Mercury, god of trade and tutelary deity of thieves and tricksters.

Page 86. — i. Valence, Valencia, the chief town of the province of Valencia.

2. république de Venise. The Republic of Venice was once one of the greatest commercial powers of the world; it was at its height in the fifteenth century. Situated on the Laguna, in the bay of the Adriatic,

> 117 small islands, separated by canals and connected by 378 bridges.

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After having passed several times from Italian to Austrian rule, Venice was finally ceded to Italy in 1866.