[45]. Brennus, leader of the Senonian Gauls, who took Rome in 390 B.C. Being offered a thousand pounds of gold as a ransom for the Capitol, he took it and went home.—Translator.
[46]. A reference to Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo, who always helps Captain Grant’s children at the right moment, and whom we had jestingly chosen for our guardian saint.
[47]. Richard Chimani, physician to the General Staff, a friend of long standing who owned a place near us.
[48]. Authorized German translation, under the title Seemannslaufbahn, by A. H. Fried. Berlin, Boll & Pickardt.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
- Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling.
- Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.