Endnotes

1. A quotation from the Aeneid signifying a threat. ↩

2. Latin: “I am ridiculous.” ↩

3. A devotion said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell. Here, the evening prayer. ↩

4. In place of a parent. ↩

5. A mixture of coffee and spirits. ↩

6. Used the familiar form of address. ↩

7. With almond milk. ↩

8. The panonceaux that have to be hung over the doors of notaries. ↩

9. Black currant liqueur. ↩

10. On the straight and narrow path. ↩

11. Upon my word! ↩

12. A loving heart. ↩

13. Offhandedly. ↩

14. It corrects customs through laughter. ↩

15. Oh beautiful angel, my Lucie. ↩

16. The worker lives by working, do what he will. ↩

17. Manservant. ↩

18. In rum. ↩

19. People dressed as longshoremen. ↩

20. Psalm CXXX. ↩

21. Rest traveler. ↩

22. Tread upon a loving wife. ↩