monter dans les carrosses, 'accompany the king to

a Royal Meet,' as described on p. 92. It was a privilège granted

only to those who had the right to be présentée! at Court. L 20. le maréchal de Duras. Emmanuel Félicité de Durfort,

duc de Duras, was the first Gentleman of the Bedchamber to

Louis XVI.

Page 88. 1. 27. la Cyropédie, one of the chief works of Xenophon. It is an imaginary description of the éducation of Cyrus.

Page 89. 1. 13. Saint-Huberti was one of the chief operasingers of the day. Armide is an opéra by Gluck in five acts and is one of his most important works.

Page 90. 1. 10. Louis XIV était toujours là. The palace of Versailles, the centre of the golden âge of French History, was built by Louis XIV.

L 14. VŒU-de-bœuf was the name given to the antechamber in the Palace of Versailles in which courtiers awaited the king. It derived its name from the window by which it was lighted.