original, odJ^ queer, not "original" {originel

37. Cécile, Cœcilia was the patron saint of musicians. Cp. Dryden's " Song for St. Csecilia's Day."

41. écus lombards. Any coin with a "shield" on it may be called an écu. Lombard shields were current as far back as Chaucer's .day. The French écu is a pre-revolutionary coin of six livres. There was also a petit-écu of three livres. The word is now popularly used for the five-franc pièce, or generally for " money."

43. Stradivarius (1649-1737), noted maker of violins and pupil of Amati. See 324 and Introduction, p. v. Also Encyc. Brit. xxiv. 245.

56. Spoken testily, but his vinous good humor reappears in 58 and 72.

63. Palestrina (1524-1594), noted composer of serious and religions music. See Encyc. Brit. xviii. 178.

67. Asti, a town on the Tanaro in Piedmont noted for its wine. cachet, " seal," i.e. sort, kind, brand.