à ce que je rois, "from what I see

60, — 12. cette serre chaude, lit. "this hothouse," or "stuffy place."

18. Je n'en puis plus, "I cannot stand it any longer." 30. d'avoir donné dans ce piège, "to bave f alleu into this

62. — t. Guillaume, duc de Normandie. William, Duke of Normandy, better known as William the Conqueror (1027-1087), conquered England in 1066. As Robert died in 923, it is obvions that the author entends the lives of the heroes to about 150 ycars.

6. Caen, chief town of the départ ment of Calvados in France, 230 kilometers west of Paris.

g. Harold, Harold I, king of England (1037-1040), or Harold II (c. 1022-1066), king of England in 1066.