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9 14 cheval de trompette: 'trumpeter's horse, 'war-horse. Trompette = 'trumpet, 'trumpeter. He was well known to the Parisian populace. 9 20 bien sanglé ... futaine: 'in his tight-fitting fustian shooting-jacket. Sangler= 'to bind with a girth, 'to strap'; cf. un officier sanglé 'an officer with a tight-fitting coat on. 9 21 se montrant ... ils se disaient: cf. note to 7 2.
67 12 Orléansville: a city on the Sheliff, a hundred and thirty miles southwest of Algiers. si charmante ... que fût la compagnie: 'however charming the company was. Cf. note to 4 6. 67 15 brassière: the 'arm-strap' of the carriage; more commonly, the strap by which a knapsack or similar article is held. 68 8 les flancs ... qui se plaignaient: cf. note to 55 1.
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