187.--12. sur les fortifications. The reference is to the
walls around Paris, formerly used as fortifications; the type of the
quarter is described in the text.
191.--19. ayez pas peur. The popular omission of _ne_ has
already been noted (note to p. 64, l. 19), as well as the other popular
phrases which follow.
192.--14. j'ai été faire. The use of _être_ for _aller_
when followed by an infinitive is inelegant, though the construction is
sometimes used by good writers.
195.--24. médaille. The reference is to the military
medal, conferred for meritorious military service (instituted in 1852).