70 1 On me plaint: 'they begrudge me.'
70 5 brancards: a stage-coach has no shafts. Brancards is used also for the two pieces of wood which connect the fore and after carriages of a vehicle, transl. 'body.' Daudet may mean simply 'pole.'
70 6 tenez! lit. 'hold!' An exclamation whose force varies greatly; transl. here 'just see that!'
70 8 gouvernement: 'seat of government', cf. note to 42 1.
70 9 plus rien: cf. note to 13 1.
70 10 lentisques: 'mastic trees,' small trees growing in the Mediterranean countries, producing a resin which is used in the manufacture of paints.
70 14 champoreau: a warm drink, coffee with a copious admixture of brandy, popular among the Europeans in Africa.
70 21 une cour de caravansérail: cf. note to 1 5. A caravansary is a building for the lodging of caravans. See "Le Caravansérail" in "Contes du lundi."