[64] 6. valetaille: the serving people.
[64] 10. Bayard: the chevalier sans peur et sans reproche, as he is universally known in history. One of the most sympathetic figures of French history, the type of the nobleman and hero, who was equally adroit at keeping an entire hostile army at bay, alone, stationed at the entrance of the bridge, and at honoring beauty and wit. He died in 1524.
[64] 23. rallié: this word is perhaps equivalent to the term "Mug-wump."
[64] 25-26. qui ne semblait pas disposer de la Grande-Chancellerie: who did not claim to boss the whole chancery.
[65] 2. de relevée: afternoon.
PAROLE D'HONNEUR.
[66] 3. fédérés: the communards, that is, the revolutionary section which fought against the established government, fired the Tuileries and the Cour des Comptes (the Chamber of Deputies) directly after the end of the Franco-Prussian war; the fédérés sought to create political disturbances immediately after the withdrawal of the Prussian troops from Paris.
[66] 4. armée de Versailles: Paris was in the hands of the Prussians; therefore the French government withdrew to Versailles and from thence directed public affairs; hence the name "Versailles army," equivalent to the government troops.
[66] 7. arrondissement: ward. Paris is divided into wards, each with its maire, its mairie (city hall), and député (congressman); all the arrondissements are, however, united for civil government under the prefect of the department. The departments (like the counties of an American state) have likewise their arrondissements. There are eighty-six departments in France.
[66] 9. surseoir = remettre: to delay, to put off.