[1] Literally, "The bird flies"--a pun on the verb voler, which means
both "to fly" and "to steal."
[2] Nickname for Napoleon III.
[3] _Jevôdre voir vô comment vô faites le painture? Velé vô? Je été très
curièux._
[4] _J'êtê joujours avec vô la même qu-autre fois._
[5] Munich beer--often brewed in France!--which is much affected by the
Parisians in summer.
[6] I do not understand.
[7] What does it matter to me?
[8] Not at all.
[9] Hall-porter.
[10] Woman is a perpetual child.
[11] Woman, a sick child and twelve times impure.
[12] Porter who opens the front door, which is common to all the
lodgers, and is closed at night.
[13] The old name, still applied locally to a five-franc piece.
[14] Maitre (Master) is the official title of French lawyers.
[15] Frog-island.
[16] A preparation of several kinds of fish, with a sharp
sauce.--TRANSLATOR.
[17] Clochette.
[18] The second person singular is used in French--as in German--amongst
relations and intimate friends, and to servants.--TRANSLATOR.
[19] A youth of extraordinary beauty, page to the Emperor Hadrian (A.D.
117-138), and the object of his extravagant affection. He was drowned in
the Nile, whether accidentally, or whether he drowned himself to escape
from the life he was leading, is uncertain.--TRANSLATOR.
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Transcriber's Notes:
Missing full stops have been added for ease of reading.
Discrepancies in spelling have been standardized across stories.
Unusual spellings have been retained.
The book is titled "Illustrated", but there are no illustrations for
this edition.
The Short Story "The Accursed Bread" has a subsection marked "II",
but there is no subsection "I".
The Table of Contents in the book lists the story, "Love" at Page 263,
however the text shows it starting on page 262. The Table of Contents
has been adjusted accordingly.