Varsovie: Warsaw^ the capital of Poland

18. — 10. chère cité de Pâme: from ChUde Harold, canto IV, Ixxviii :

O Rome I my country 1 city of the soûl !

The orphans of the heart must tum to thee, Lone mother of dead empires I and control In their shut breasts their petty misery.

19. — 1. séminaire Saint-Sulpice : a theological school at Paris. For an account of Renan's expériences hère see his Souvenirs.

19. — 19. bachelier es lettres: hachelor of letters. The baccalaureate degree is in France conferred on completing secondary-school work preparatory to entering the university. Es (pronounced è or es) is a contraction of en les (cf. des for de les).

19. — 21. mit au pair: might enable me to keep up wUh (i.e., just to meet) my needs. Cf. Littré^s example Je n^ai pas de besogne arriérée^ je suis au pair, I am not behind in my work, I hâve kept up with it.

21. — 8. Val-de-Grâce : a magnificent church connected with a military hospital, in a quiet and secluded corner of Paris.