5 20 en triomphateur: 'like a conqueror,' 'in triumph'; cf. en bon Méridional 8 13.
5 23 il se fait: 'there is carried on.' Impersonal il; cf. note to 4 23. Note the reflexive used for the passive; cf. cela se fait= 'that is done,' lit. 'that does itself,' ce qui se consomme 6 13 = 'what is consumed,' la forte s'ouvre 18 6 = 'the door opens itself,' 'is opened,' 'opens,' cela se sait 6 18 = 'that is known,' cela se peut = 'that is possible'; cf. also s'animer 'to animate oneself,' 'to become (be) animated,' se décourager 'to become (be) discouraged.'
5 26 ne guère que: 'scarcely any one besides '; cf. note to 4 23.
5 27 leur en achète: acheter des casquettes aux chapeliers; hence leur en achète, leur replacing à eux.
5 29 il partait: 'he used to set out.'
5 32 Aussi: aussi at the beginning of a sentence or phrase is usually to be rendered 'and so,' 'therefore.' With this aussi (as with some other adverbs) the word-order is verb--pronoun; hence reconnaissent-ils. Cf. 24 12, 41 20; à peine 7 33, 40 14; en vain 10 10; toujours 25 9. Note the order with aussi comme ...! 18 17.
6 1 qu'il: que replaces comme; cf. note to 5 1.
6 3 birman: 'Burman.' Burma is in southeastern Asia.--ces: cf. note to 16 13.