1. _Monsignor._ The Bishop has come from Messina in Sicily to take
possession of his dead brother's estate. The "Ugo" to whom he speaks is
the Intendant mentioned at the beginning of _Interlude II_.
4. _Benedicto benedicatur._ A form of blessing for the repast. "Let it
be consecrated with a good saying."
9. _Assumption Day._ The festival of the Assumption of the Virgin into
Heaven comes August 25.
36. _Jules._ This is the Jules of _Noon_. His history is thus carried on
beyond the point where we left him at the close of his interview with
Phene.