[12] Treat a ruffian gently and he will knock you about; knock a ruffian about and he will fawn upon you.
[13] It need hardly be said that this story has no pretensions to historical accuracy. The current talk among soldiers is, as a rule, no less “imaginary” than the chatter of the drawing-rooms.
[14] Refer to previous note.
O my native place! O my native place!
O Toulouse! O Toulouse!…
[16] Old city of Cahors, so old and so smoky!
[17] A few days later the regulations established the right to send four cards and two letters each month.
Dear fatherland, calm heart be thine,