18 32 n'en pouvait supporter: on en cf. note to 8 19.
18 33 lui monta au visage: 'mounted to his face', cf. 12 25, 45 8.
19 1 D'un geste: 'with a gesture', cf. note to 51 20.
19 5 Hé bé...: Provençal for eh bien! 'Well, but....'
19 8 emboîtant le pas: a military expression, 'marching in lock step'.
19 14 kabyle: cf. note to 40 17 The Kabyle woman's dress, which reaches not quite to the ankles, is loose and held in at the waist, her feet and arms are bare, she wears bracelets and anklets.
19 19 pensionnaires: 'boarders,' here referring to the animals.
19 20 jeta un froid: 'threw cold water,' 'chilled the enthusiasm'.