L'ONCLE SAMBUQ.

11 7. =trois-mâts=: three-masted schooner.

11 14-15. =un verre de mastic passé en contrebande=: a glass of mastic which had been smuggled into the country.

12 9. =un oncle d'Amérique=: a common phrase, denoting a rich person or an unforeseen inheritance; according to the Continental idea, all Americans are enormously rich.

12 21. =cabanon=: hut.

12 25. =fouillis=: confusion.

12 28. =censée=: thought, intended.

13 11. =pecaïre=: a Provençal expression, which can here be rendered dear me. It is a universal exclamation in the south of France to denote surprise, pity, joy, or almost any other emotion.

13 16. =quoique ça=: nevertheless.

13 19. =de but en blanc=: without any preliminaries, point blank.

13 28. =aïoli=: a Provençal dish, composed of oil, garlic, and codfish.

13 29. =bouillabaisse=: a sort of fish chowder, with garlic; it is the national dish of the inhabitants of Marseilles.

14 1. =voir un peu de quoi il retourne à ce New York=: just see what is going on in that big New York. Notice the disdain expressed by the ce; compare with the scornful use of iste in Latin.

14 11. =Manche=: the English Channel, well named Manche, from its sleeve-like form.

14 26. =sous-commissaire=: assistant purser.

14 28. =escogriffe=: sharper.

16 3. =fourbu=: worn out, tired to death.

16 10. =filer=: to spin, then to spin along, to run fast.

17 7. =topez là=: let's shake on it.

17 10. =leur=: cf. note on p. 14, l. I, ce.