34 3 Malte: 'Malta,' an island in the Mediterranean, between Sicily and Africa, which has belonged to England since 1814.
34 9 comme en l'air: 'as if they were sailing in the air', cf. note to 29 22.
34 12 fort Saint-Jean, fort Saint-Nicolas: the two forts which guard the entrance to the harbor of Marseilles.
34 13 la Major: the old cathedral of Marseilles (Sainte Marie Majeure}.--Accoules, Saint-Victor: old churches in Marseilles.
34 14 mistral: (Latin magistralis 'masterly') 'mistral,' a violent north-west wind which sweeps down the Rhône valley.
35 12 golfe du Lion: 'Gulf of the Lion,' off southern France.