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—[1]. Sac à procès, lawyer's bag or satchel.
—[2]. The livre was the standard of value in France until 1795, when it was replaced by the franc of nearly equal value.
—[3]. The Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785), a celebrated French statesman, was prime minister under Louis XV.
—[4]. suite, perseverance.
—[5]. la guerre d'Amérique. The war between the English and French for the possession of North America (1752-1760) is referred to.
—[6]. prêteur sur gages, pawn-broker.
—[7]. His thoughts and passions were mild like the light of the moon.
—[8]. Sisyphe, Sisyphus, a well-known character in mythology.
—[9]. Je m'en doutais, I suspected it.