fédérés ; see note 2, page

Page 136. — 1. In 1799 the name of this square was changed to Place de la Concorde.

2. This bridge is now called Pont de la Concorde. It was largely built with stones taken from the ruins of the Bastille.

3. les parapets are stone walls built along the banks of the river as a protection.

4. Les Champs-Elysées is a park, mostly filled with trees, just west of the Place de la Concorde.

5. The distance traversed is about 2 \ miles. The crowd probably delayed the procession.

Page 138. — 1. sous, about; a fréquent meaning of the préposition in military language.