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4. Le sergent La Ramée ou le brigadier Pitou. La Ramée is a kind of nickname frequently given in the last century to the sergeant who went about recruiting soldiers for the king's army. Pitou is also a nickname, often to be seen in the famous caricatures of Cham, in the time of Louis- Philippe, and personifying the newly enlisted, young, untrained soldier.

Page 45. — 1. La Morgue. It is the name of a house in Paris where the dead bodies of unknown people are exhibited in order to be recognized by their friends. It is now situated behind Notre-Dame, between the bridge Saint-Louis and the bridge de l'Archevêché. It was built in 1864, to take the place of the little building which stood on the quay of Marché Neuf, in the Cité.

2. Père-Lachaise. The greatest cemetery in Paris. It was named for a Jesuit, Father La Chaize, who was the confessor of Louis XV. This cemetery was opened on the site covered by his immense gardens.

3. La forêt de Sénart. Situated in Seine-et-Oise, near Corbeil, a few miles from Paris. .

4. La Chartreuse de Parme. Name of a famous novel by Stendhal. For Stendhal, see article Bourget, note 12.