—[48]. présentateur, introducer.
—[49]. The Princess of Lamballe was a friend of queen Marie Antoinette. She was killed in the massacres of September, 1792.
—[50]. brevet, patent of nobility.
—[51]. débraillé, indifference.
—[52]. projet d'acte, rough draft of the contract.
—[53]. en, by her. This pronoun usually refers to things, not to persons.
—[54]. espagnolette, window-fastening.
—[55]. Bastille, a celebrated castle or fortress at Paris, built in the latter part of the XIV. century; long used for the confinement of prisoners of state; destroyed by the Revolutionists, July 14, 1789.
—[56]. Philemon and Baucis, in Greek mythology, a husband and wife noted for their mutual affection.
—[57]. lettres de cachet (sealed letters), warrants for imprisonment given out by kings of France before the Revolution. The favorites of the king often obtained them signed in blank, and could then insert the name of anyone whom they disliked or wished to put out of the way.