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60 16 toute: 'entirely. 60 chapter heading Sidi: among the Mohammedans a title of respect, when addressed to a foreigner, about equivalent to Mr ben: Arabic, 'son of' 'Tartarin son of Tartarin. 60 24
Nemrod doublé de Salomon: 'a Nimrod and a Solomon at the same time. Doubler 'to line'; un manteau doublé de fourrure 'a fur-lined coat. For Nimrod, "a mighty hunter before the Lord," see Genesis x, 8-9; for Solomon as unerring judge, I Kings iii, 28. 6 chapter heading Nan! dialectal form of non! See 8 13-14. 6 13 Ce qui ... de romances: lit. 'what ... of ballads'; transl.
24 29 balle explosible: a bullet which explodes on striking an object. 24 30 pfft! the sound of the bullet passing through the air. 25 2 garçonnets: 'urchins, diminutive of garçon, cf. note to 33 27. 25 chapter heading pas de on the absence of ne cf. note to 13 1. 25 11 peut-être ... se figurait-il the same inversion as that referred to in the preceding note.
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