Voirement = ‘ vraiment

1 4. Faire la croix à la cheminée is a phrase signifying to ‘ make a mark,’ take notice of some extraordinary event.

2 1 . Chuchetans = ‘ chuchotants.’

120. 19. It is necessary, in reading this extract, to remember the singular fashion in which Sully ’s Memoirs are written, and that ‘ vous is himself.

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