appareil, display, assumed solemnity

Page 80. — 1. sacrifice de l'autel, mass (of the Catholic church).

2. Montesquieu (1689-1755) was a celebrated French author. His principal works are V Esprit des Lois and Considérations sur la Grandeur et Décadence des Romains. Buffon (1 707-1 788) was a celebrated French naturalist.

3. latinité is hère used for the more common latin. Latinité refers rather to the style than to the language itself.

Page 81. — 1. le voyage de Varennes refers to the events mentioned in chapter 2.