en plus du tort, ** in addition to the harm

22. prétendant, the prince who aspires to the throne of a restored monarchy; the présent available candidate is tbe Duke of Orléans, son of the Count of Paris, and great-grandson of King Louis Philippe.

22. l'œuvre de la Propagande du Sacré-Cœur, the Society of the Propaganda of the Sacred Heart.

27. à faire suer la pièce de cent sous, ** by making the five-franc pièce sweat," i.e. work hard. A sou is five centimes, and a franc contains 100 centimes.

88. — 13. ancien régime, the old régime, before the Révolution, under which the nobility were highly privileged and the people oppressed.