[3] Official?—Ed.
[4] Diplomatic?—Ed.
[5] That is, went to confession and communion.—Tr.
[6] Devierre?—Ed.
[7] That is, from meat.—Tr.
[8] Montagnes russes.—Ed.
[9] Probably Dartres.—Ed.
[10] “Quoi, pas une mouche!” Je me mis à rire et lui répondis que c’était pour être plus légèrement habillée.—The English word fails to convey the playfulness of the reply.—Tr.
[11] To make a history of a thing is a common Russian phrase for “to season it with scandal and exaggeration.”—Tr.
[12] Sir Charles Hanbury Williams.—Tr.