52 18 ville haute: cf. note to 37 27.
52 25 Teurs ... forbans: 'fierce Turks with pirate like heads', cf. note to 1 5.
52 29 cité: 'city.' This term, in English as well as in French, is applied in some cases to the oldest portion of a city, e.g. 'the City' of London, 'the City' of Paris.
53 3 janissaires: 'janizaries,' the standing army of Turkey till 1826; a corps of most turbulent history, full of lawless arrogance toward civilians and Christians. The janizaries of Algiers became independent in 1669, and dominated the pirate commonwealth.
53 5 Huit jours durant: 'for a whole week.' Durant, 'during,' is emphatic when it follows its noun, cf. 61 7.
53 6 faire le pied de grue: 'stand and wait,' lit. to stand like a crane (i.e. on one foot.)
53 7 ces dames: cf. note to 16 13.
53 9 quitter ... bottes: shoes must be taken off (which is easy with Oriental shoes) before one enters a Mohammedan sacred place. Cf. Exodus III, 5.