44-17: divertidos: cf. note olvidado, p. 31, 1.
44-18: en tanto que: while.
45-1: Prefecto: prefect, the head of a French department, corresponding in a way to the governor of a state in the United States.
45-2: boletas de alojamiento: billets (tickets directing soldiers in what house to lodge).
45-3: a la izquierda: cf. note a laderecha, p. 38, 4.