mon ami:—My friend.
the little affair of December 2:—On December 2, 1851, Louis Napoleon overawed the French legislature and assumed absolute power. Just a year later he had himself proclaimed Emperor.
Louis:—Napoleon III.
Victor Hugo:—French poet and novelist (1802-1885).
Louis Blanc:—French author and politician (1812-1882).
Changarnier:—Pronounced shan gär nyā'; Nicholas Changarnier, a French general (1793-1877).
Cavaignac:—Pronounced ka vay nyak'; Louis Eugene Cavaignac, a French general (1803-1857). He ran for the Presidency against Louis Napoleon.
Porte St. Martin:—The beginning of the Boulevard St. Martin, in Paris.
Rue Royale:—Rue is the French word for street.
Élysée:—A palace in Paris used as a residence by Napoleon III.