50 32 Que faire? 'what was he to do?'
51 3 aux mains des: 'into the hands of the.'
51 7 s'ouvraient tout grands: 'opened wide', cf. 42 14.
51 10 à l'entrée de: 'at the beginning of.'
51 14 en se levant: 'as she rose.'
51 15 qu'il l'effleura de son haleine: lit. 'that it (le visage) touched him lightly with its breath', transl. 'that he felt her breath sweep lightly over him.'
51 17 prêt à tout: 'ready for anything.'
51 18 buffleteries: 'belts' (of a soldier's outfit), 'strappings.' Buffle, masculine, = 'buffalo' or 'buff leather.'