faire feu, tofire, shoot

Page 8. — 1. s'en remettre, to appeal.

2-3. Lasalle (or la Salle) and Elie were commanders of the citizen guard.

Page 9. — 1. October 5th, 1789, a mob composed mostly of women marched to Versailles, made violent démonstrations against the royal family, especially the queen, with the resuit mentioned in the text.