Sannois, heights near Paris

Page 41. — I. Nanterre; see page 4, note i. 2. gouaillerie = raillerie.

Page 42. — i. Mont-Valérien, near Paris. A very important fort was built hère in 1841, which forms a part of the défense of Paris. In 1870-1871 Mont-Valérien played a prominent part in both sièges of Paris. The summit was formerly occupied by Le Calvaire, a monastery erected in the reign of Louis XIII and a favorite resort of pilgrims.

Page 48. — i. faire les Rois, to celebrate Twelfth-night.

2. Grasse, a town of France in Alpes-Maritimes, twenty-five miles north of Nice. Yvetot, a town of France in Seine-Inférieure, twenty miles north-west of Rouen. The seat of the ancient counts or so-called kings described by Béranger as f ollows :

"Il était un roi d'Yvetot, Peu connu dans l'histoire, Se levant tard, se couchant tôt, Dormant fort bien sans gloire, Et couronné par Jeanneton D'un simple bonnet de coton."

Pont-à-Mousson, a town of France, fifteen miles north-west of Nancy, on the Moselle.

3. P Observatoire, the Paris Observatory, founded in 1672, is one of the most famous in the world.

Page 49. — i. un fiacre à galerie, a carriage with a rail around the top, so that luggage niay be carried there.

2. Français, le Théâtre Français, ranks highest among the théâtres of Paris. The édifice was destroyed by fire in 1900.

Page 50. — I. le jour des Rois, the sixth of january. 2. PÉpiphanie, le Jour des Rois.

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Page 51. — I. le gâteau des Rois, (hc r-ccelfth-night cake, a cake in which a beau or soir.etimes a small china doll is concealed.