Whirlpools: A Novel of Modern Poland

by Henryk Sienkiewicz

FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 1]: "Even bird's milk is not lacking," a Polish proverbial expression signifying "abundance," "living in clover."

[Footnote 2]: "On the thief's head the cap burns:" a Polish proverb meaning that persons, conscious of guilt, always fear detection.--Translator.

[Footnote 3]: "Sprinkled his eyes with poppy:" proverbial expression denoting "lulled to sleep."--Translator.

[Footnote 4]: Kilinski was one of the bravest and most popular heroes who fought under Kosciuszko. He was a shoe-maker by trade.--Translator.

[Footnote 5]: Bigos: a Polish dish of hashed meat and cabbage.--Translator.

[Footnote 6]: Peter Skarga was the most famous pulpit orator in the history of Poland.--Translator.

[Footnote 7]: "Poland is not yet lost."

[Footnote 8]: Referring to the Sacred Fire of pagan Lithuanians.

[Footnote 9]: Mamalyga, a kind of porridge in Bessarabia, made principally of corn.