76 24 tuyas: any trees closely related to the arbor-vitae or American white cedar, here 'sandarac trees.'--caroubiers: cf. note to 33 19.
76 27 Liban: 'Lebanon,' in Syria, formerly famous for its cedar forests with their far-reaching odors and its many streams, see the Song of Solomon, iv, 8, 11, 15.
77 1 brodées au fil d'argent: 'embroidered with silver thread.'
77 2 un faux air de: cf. note to 56 27.
77 12 tout son monde: 'all its servants'; cf. note to 54 7.
77 14 pas n'est besoin: for il n'est pas besoin 'there is no need.'
77 15 Il suffit d'un képi: cf. note to 62 12.
77 17 la toque de Gessler: 'Gessler's cap.' Gessler is the Austrian governor of Swltzerland who figures in the story of William Tell. The Swiss were forced to salute his cap, which was placed on a pole.