[75] Enc. Brit., art. "Law," p. 413.

[76] Institutes, b. 1, tit. 1, § 14.

[77] Thoughts suggested by reading, in Nature, an account of the solar eclipse of December, 1870.

[78] "The Souls"—generally said of souls in purgatory.

[79] Diminutive for Sebastiana.

[80]

"El Marques de Montegordo
Que se quedó mudo ciego y sordo."

Said of those who do not wish to speak, see, or hear.

[81] Very obstinate.

[82] Tiene las luces espabiladas. He has his lights snuffed, i.e., wits brightened—a common expression.