[50] 10-11. l'étui de fer-blanc où tient la feuille de route: the tin case which contains his military papers.
UN MARIAGE.
[51] 5-6. au beau milieu d'une affluence: right in the midst of a crowd, etc.
[51] 22. s'il en fut: as could be; the bridal procession was of the utmost simplicity.
[52] 8. caraco de mérinos noir: a black wool jacket.
[52] 30. contre-maître: overseer.
[52] 33. faut croire: I suppose.
[53] 4. on se passera bien de moi: they will get along all right without me.
[53] 8. "boraine de Nimy,"... "vaclette": boraine de Nimy, a kind of pipe; vaclette is explained by the words which follow.
[53] 11. cogna le sien contre le mien: clinked glasses with me.