Blois, north of Tours and on the Loire

Page 34 . — 1. L’un d’eux s’exalta d’un tel fanatisme, One of them wrought himself up to such a fitch of fanaticism.

2. Le cordelier couvrait de jaloux ombrages, The Franciscan (Friar Richard) secretly entertained feelings of jealousy , lit., “ brooded jealous umbrage.”

Page 35 . — 1. Poriflamme, the standard. From Latin aurijlamma , a red standard with green silk fringe, at first the banner of the Abbey of Saint Denis and adopted by Louis VI in 1 1 24.