je pus lui avoir . . . = je pus obtenir pour lui

17. par exemple. Literally: “ for instance.” Freely: “I must confess,” “ I must say.”

23. défendues. The whole population of Paris suffered terribly from hunger during the siégé (see note, p. 38, 1. 19).

28. retraite de Russie. During the campaign against Russia in 1812, a very large number of Napoleon’s soldiers perished from cold and privations.

78, 5. Je crois bien. See note, p. 56, 1. 17. — Depuis deux mois, elle ne mangeait pas. See note, p. 9, 1. 5.

12. la porte Maillot is at the extreme end of the Avenue de la Grande-Armée, a direct continuation of the Champs-Élysées towards Neuilly.

16. aux Invalides, à V Hôtel des Invalides , a home for disabled vétérans, built by Louis XIV.

18. Buzenval, a castle near Paris where a very bloody engagement took place on January 19, 1871.