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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_.