gens de garde — ' guards ; ' com\>2iVQ gendarme

4. 5. alguazils — From Arab, alvazir, a vizier, hence in Sp. ' a constable.' 9. J'aurai besoin, etc. — Note the idiom 'I shall need you.* 21. buffle— justaucorps de buffle, a fur jacket worn by soldiers. 22. chevalier de Saint-Jacques — The Order of St. James was founded by Ferdinand II., King of Leon, in 1158, and had for its object the protection of pilgrims to Santiago (St. James), in Galicia.

5. I. Doux Jésus — Sp. Dulce Jesus, an abbreviation of a common Spanish ejaculation. The full form is: Dulce Jesus, de mi vida. Foreign literatures, and especially the literatures of Southern Europe, are full of such expressions, which are offensive to the spirit of our language, and therefore can properly be omitted in translation. 3. Vordre — The cross embroidered on the breast of the mantle. 4. algarade — From Arab, al, the, and gharet, from gdr, to make incursions upon an enemy; *a foray,*

and hence 'an insult.' 8. le mettre des leurs — Lit., 'to place him among them ; ' hence, * to win him to their side.' 14. Plaza-Mayor — The Grand Square of Madrid, which is quadrilateral in form, and surrounded by houses uniformly built, and having arcades reaching to the second story. Hence arcades in line 2i 15. sans semelle — ' without a sole;' hence, 'shoeless.* 29. dom or don — Sp. equivalent for Eng. Mr. 32. mts la main sur — 'to put the hand upon,' a polite way of intimating that he stole the money.

6. 9. nez au vent — Idiomatic expression for 'defiantly.' Compare Eng. vulgarism, 'stuck-up nose.' 10. rœil au guet — 'with furtive glance;' lit., 'with eye on the watch.'

1 1, fier que Bragance — The House of Braganza, the ruling house of Portugal, had thrown off the Spanish yoke ill 1640. Hence the force of the expression, ' prouder than a Braganza.' 16. en dents de scie — ^Therefore, ' tattered;' en spirale^ hence, slattern hose. 17. Zafari — Of Arab origin. The assumed name by which Don Caesar was known among the bandits of Madrid. See p. 6, 1. 5. 21. spadassins — 'bullies,' 'street rufiians.* 23. Jeannetons — ' wanton women,' or ' wanton companions.'

7. 1 5. par centaines — Note the numeral noun, ' by hundreds.' 16. n ayant rien sous la dent — Hence, 'having nothing to eat.' 29. Je pouvais y etc. — 'I was able to make large gifts to my sweethearts,' or ' mistresses.' 33. hurlant après mes chausses — An idiomatic expression, equivalent to our ' howling at my heels.'

8. I. Je m'en passe — Note the use of the reflexive pronoun, ' I pass that by,' />., ' I will say nothing of that.' 25. à votre gré — ' at your will,' ' at your pleasure.'

9. 7. est à — Note the idiom with être, 'belongs to.' 9. don Spavento — The Spanish word for the impersonation of terror, 'Sir Dreadful.* Compare English 'Lazy Lawrence.' 16. meute — *A pack,' said of hounds, and here of men of low characters. 22. charivari — A word of unknown origin — " Concert bruyant et tumultueux de poêles, de chaudrons, de sifflets, etc., qu'on donne à des personnes qui ont excitç un mécontentement." (Lit-

tré.) Here a good rendering might be * fun/ Note the name of the comic Paris sheet, Le Charivari, similar to the London Punch ; note also our Anglicized word charivari, 25, dans V ombre — Hence, ' secretly.'

10. I . Often the French relative and its verb are best translated as an attributive adjective, ' the shining mirror/ 13. le droit de porter une lame — Only gentlemen are allowed to carry a sword in Spain. 1 5. agit en — ' to act as.' 22. Compare our English expression ' to hang as high as Haman/

11. 3. pour Dieu — That is, 'before,* 'in the presence of.' 14. sans j£7i/r/—' without care.* Compare also the noun les sans souci, the rabble ; lit., 'the careless fellows.' 31. Çà — Adv. 'here.* 35. A la bonne heure — Idiomatic expression, equivalent to our 'well and good,' 'all right,' etc.