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41 15 la ligne: in the French and English armies the term la ligne, 'the line, is applied ordinarily to the infantry of the regular army as opposed to the militia, cavalry, artillery, etc. In America the line includes all that part of the regular army whose business is actual fighting. 41 24 Crusoé: the final e of English proper names terminating in -oe is ordinarily pronounced in French; cf.
42 14 il se fit servir: cf. note to 7 25. grande ouverte: 'wide open'; cf. 51 7. 42 15 Crescia: a wine-producing district near Algiers. 42 21 déjeuner: verb. 42 22 fréter: 'to charter, a nautical term used here mock-heroically. Cf. note to 49 7. route de Mustapha: 'Mustapha road', cf. note to 1 5. Mustapha is a suburb of Algiers, on the sea.
28 26 ce qu'il en faisait: on en cf. note to 8 19. ce n'était pas pour lui: 'it wasn't for him, i.e. it wasn't for Tartarin-Quixote. 29 10 grelots ... sonnettes: the grelot is sounded by a ball inside, as in a sleigh bell. Sonnette is a broader term, used for any small bell. Une cloche is a large bell; cf.31 25. 29 11 Arles: an ancient city on the Rhone, nine miles south of Tarascon.
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