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14 21 Lucien 'Lucian, the famous Greek satirist of the second century A.D., author of brilliant "Dialogues of the Gods" and "Dialogues of the Dead" Saint-
Boxtel knew that van Baerle had found the bulb of the black tulip, and had denounced him to the police in the hope that, after the arrest of the master of the house, he could enter the garden unnoticed and steal the famous bulbs. The day of the arrest he remained in bed, pretending to be sick. La nuit vint. C'était la nuit qu'attendait Boxtel. La nuit venue, il se leva.
DUC DE FERRARE. Alphonso II. of Este, Duke of Ferrara, was the son of Hercules of Ferrara and grandson of Alphonso I. He was a cousin of Henry II. and served in all the military expeditions of this monarch. He was a great favorite at Court and made a great display both in his own country and in Italy, whither he accompanied the French King. His brother was the famous Cardinal d'Este.
53 23 Tenons-nous bien: a phrase of warning to be on guard and ready, transl. 'ware Turks! Il: cf. note to 4 23. 54 1 Il y avait ... cherchait: 'for two long weeks the luckless Tartarin had been seeking. 54 6 ni plus ni moins que l'Opéra: 'just as the Opera does. The Opéra is the famous Opera House in Paris, where a great masked ball is given every year.
2 20: flèches caraïbes: 'Carib arrows. The Caribs are the most war-like tribe of northern South America, the home of the famous curare poison and other arrow-poisons. casse-tête: any kind of war-club that can be wielded by one hand; transl. 2 21: est-ce que je sais! lit. 'do I know! transl. 'and what not. Engl.
76 27 Liban: 'Lebanon, in Syria, formerly famous for its cedar forests with their far-reaching odors and its many streams, see the Song of Solomon, iv, 8, 11, 15. 77 1 brodées au fil d'argent: 'embroidered with silver thread. 77 2 un faux air de: cf. note to 56 27. 77 12 tout son monde: 'all its servants'; cf. note to 54 7. 77 14 pas n'est besoin: for il n'est pas besoin 'there is no need.
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