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22 16 éléphantiasis: 'elephantiasis, a disease of the skin which makes it thick, hard, and fissured like an elephant's hide. 22 21 feu Cambyse: 'the late Cambyses' feu is frequently used, but only with humorous intent, in speaking of persons long since dead. 22 27 que diable! 'hang it all! 23 3
The first part is misquoted in various forms, as here, by Europeans who have been confused by the series of sounds. 92 3 viédaze: a Provençal word, used of persons, = 'a good for nothing, of things, = 'a trifle. Here 'isn't worth a straw.
The annual Biography, being lives of eminent or remarkable persons, who have died within the year 1842; by CHARLES DODD, esq., author of the Peerage, the Parliamentary companion, etc. Chapman and Hall. London. L'Annuaire biographique, ou Vies des personnes éminentes ou remarquables qui sont mortes pendant l'année 1842; par Charles Dodd.
86 16 la bohème des gens de loi: 'the legal Bohemia. Gypsies were supposed to have come from Bohemia; consequently any persons who lead an irregular life are called Bohemians. Thus, for example, the Latin Quarter of Paris, inhabited largely by artists and students, is called the "Bohemian Quarter." 86 18 sauterelles: cf. note to 24 23. Timbre-poste, masculine, = 'postage stamp.
You are of course aware that it is attributed exclusively to your influence. This is not only the conviction of M. de Salvandy himself and the french government, but I have seen letters from Madrid, from persons entirely unconnected with either, written under the same persuasion.
I find it very agreeable, well written, without being extremely polished, full of very delicate touches, and well worth more than a single reading; and what I especially notice is an exact representation of the persons composing the court and of their manner of life.
So far as possible, he borrowed every detail of character and environment from real life; almost all his characters represent real persons whom he studied with a view of using them in his books.
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