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[29] 8. torrent: flood, swarm; both the living and the dead are here meant.
[29] 17. Tuileries: in ancient times the site of brick yards or a tile manufactory; later the very center of Paris and occupied by the magnificent palace, home of the French monarchy, which was burned during the Commune directly after the war of 1870-71. The ground is now laid out as a park.
[30] 13. Suisse: the Swiss yeomen were, on account of their sturdy character and reliability, entrusted with royal guard duty from early monarchical times; hence the word Suisse has come to mean royal guards.
[30] 14. maréchaux: the royal title of maréchal, now extinct in the French army, was the highest office in the gift of the king.
[30] 19. en culs de bouteilles: rounded like bottle ends.
[32] 6. escaliers en vis: winding stairway.
[32] 7-8. et qui s'arrêtaient devant des baies d'anciennes portes murées: and which stopped before the walled-up opening of old doors.
[32] 24-25. des chausses à trousses: balloon breeches.
[32] 25. casaque tailladée: slashed loose coat.