He was a nephew of the great Napoleon.
=confrere=:--A close associate.
=Garibaldi=:--Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian patriot (1807-1882).
=Chianti=:--A kind of Italian wine.
=Bronx=:--A small river in the northern part of New York City.
=Restaurant Francais=:--French restaurant.
=the painter=:--A rope at the bow of a boat.
=C'est merveilleux=:--It's wonderful.
=Mon Dieu=:--Good heavens!
=pate de fois gras=:--A delicacy made of fat goose livers.
=Chateau Lamonte, '62=:--A kind of wine; the date refers to the year in
which it was bottled.
=Oui, mon pere=:--Yes, father.
=mon ami=:--My friend.
=the little affair of December 2=:--On December 2, 1851, Louis Napoleon
overawed the French legislature and assumed absolute power. Just a year
later he had himself proclaimed Emperor.
=Louis=:--Napoleon III.
=Victor Hugo=:--French poet and novelist (1802-1885).
=Louis Blanc=:--French author and politician (1812-1882).
=Changarnier=:--Pronounced _shan gaer ny[=a]'_; Nicholas Changarnier, a
French general (1793-1877).
=Cavaignac=:--Pronounced _ka vay nyak'_; Louis Eugene Cavaignac, a
French general (1803-1857). He ran for the Presidency against Louis
Napoleon.
=Porte St. Martin=:--The beginning of the Boulevard St. Martin, in
Paris.
=Rue Royale=:--_Rue_ is the French word for _street_.
=Elysee=:--A palace in Paris used as a residence by Napoleon III.
=one hundred francs=:--About twenty dollars.
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