Footnote [3] The stern inexorable Republican patriot, who kills even his friend Fiesco when the latter refuses to throw aside the purple dignity he had assumed. See Schiller's Fiesko, act v., last scene (cf. I. 10-13; III. 1).]
Footnote [4] A long hilly street in Bamberg.]
Footnote [5] Pet name for Johannes, the name of Wacht's son.]
Footnote [6] Rettel and Rettelchen (little Rettel) are pet names for Margaret.]
Footnote [7] The anniversary of the consecration of the church is made the occasion of a great and general festive holiday in many parts of Germany, particularly in the south.]
Footnote [8] "Noodles" are long strips of rolled-out paste, made up and cooked in various ways.]
Footnote [9] Seehof or Marquardsburg, situated to the north-east of Bamberg, was formerly a bishop's castle, and was rebuilt by Marquard Sebastian Schenk of Stauffenberg in 1688.]
Footnote [10] Stracchino, a kind of cheese made in North Italy, especially in Brescia, Milan, and Bergamo.]
Footnote [11] A pet name for Gretchen (Margaret), frequently used also as equivalent to "sweetheart," "lass," just as we might say, "Every Johnny has his Jeannie.">[
Footnote [12] A long winding suburb of Bamberg.]