74 11 A quoi bon ... ? 'what (was) the good of ... ?' Latin cui bono?
74 16 train de derrière: 'hind quarters,' train de devant = 'fore quarters,' of an animal; properly applied only to an animal harnessed to a vehicle.
74 17 Qu'est-ce ... plus? colloquial construction; transl. 'what under the sun (donc) did they mean by telling me there were none left?'
74 26 promenaient: note the active use of this verb, cf. monter 41 28.
Savoyard ... marmotte: the 'marmot' is a rodent inhabiting the Alps, related to the American woodchuck and prairie dog. Savoyards traveling through France with marmots remind one of our Italian organ-grinders with their monkeys. Cf. note to 1 8.
74 28 Le sang ... tour: 'the Tarasconian's blood boiled', lit. 'made only one turn.'
75 2 Au zouge de paix: '(take him) to the justice of the peace' (juge de paix).
75 3 nuit: he was blind.