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ak
The sound man, clean-living and free from guilt; from Horace,
Odes
1:22.
al
Female savior (Latin).
am
Mr. Over-foreman and Mr. Under-foreman (German).
an
Scottish sailor (1676-1721) who was marooned at sea and inspired Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) to write
Robinson Crusoe.
ao
Well-nigh (dialect).
ap
Nymph in Greek mythology who escaped the amorous Apollo by changing into a laurel tree.
aq
Novel about innocent love by French writer Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737-1814).
ar
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), French painter.
as
Apples of Sodom:
also called Dead Sea apples; fruit that is outwardly enticing but turns to ash when picked (see John Milton’s
Paradise Lost,
book 10, lines 560-71).
Gall-apples:
growths on trees created when insects lay their eggs on them.
at
See the Bible, Matthew 7:20.
au
Aquatic reptiles of the prehistoric era known as the Mesozoic.
av
Savirn of the world (Latin).
aw
Ornate chest that contained the Ten Commandments on two tablets of stone.
ax
Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915), French naturalist.
ay
See the Bible, Genesis 9:2.
az
Tawdry banter.
ba
Pussycat (Italian).
bb
Beautiful savage (French).
bc
Annual art exhibition in Paris sponsored by the French government.
bd
Look, look at those people over there! Aren’t they incredible owls? (French).
be
Idiots (French slang).
bf
A few too many people (French).
bg
German folk song.
bh
Music training exercises involving body movements, created by Swiss composer Emile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1950).
bi
Youngest daughter of King Lear, in Shakespeare’s drama of the same name; she is disinherited because she fails to flatter him.
bj
Great Mother (Latin).
bk
Sorrowful Mother (Latin), especially with reference to the Virgin Mary.
bl
The fear of death confuses me (Latin); the refrain from
Lament for the Makaris,
an elegy on the death of past poets, by William Dunbar (c.1460-c.1530).
bm
When the Midlands section of the Coal-Owners’ Federation tried to reduce wages in mid-1893, miners began a sixteen-week strike.
bn
In September 1893, troops were called in to put down riots in the Yorkshire and the Midlands collieries.
bo
Three half-pennies; the miners are taunting the soldiers.
bp
Also spelled suttee; the custom of a Hindu widow willingly being cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre.
bq
Type of mine foreman; Lawrence’s father held this position.
br
In the schools run by charities such as Christ’s Hospital, students who wore long, blue coats and yellow stockings.
bs
Winifred’s rabbit is named after Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), prime minister of Prussia and the first chancellor of the German Empire.
bt
“Winifred wants so much to do the portrait of Bismarck! Oh, but all the morning—... Bismarck, Bismarck, always Bismarck! It’s a rabbit, isn’t it, miss?” “Yes, it’s a big, black and white rabbit. Haven’t you seen it?” (French).
bu
“No, miss, Winifred has never wanted to show it to me. Many’s the time I’ve asked her, ‘What is this Bismarck, Winifred?’ But, she wouldn’t tell me. Her Bismarck, it was very mysterious.” “Yes, it’s a mystery, really a mystery” (French). “Is
bv
“Bismarck, it’s a mystery, Bismarck, he is a marvel” ... “Yes, he is a marvel”.... “Is he really a marvel?” “Sure!” ... “However, he isn’t a king...—he was only chancellor.” “What’s a chancellor?” (French and German).
bw
Dionysus, ancient Greek god of wine, is associated with licentiousness of all sorts; to follow the Dionysic way is to let oneself go.
bx
Small ceramic pot used by druggists for medicines.
by
Gown with long sleeves fastened with a sash; Bokhara, more commonly spelled Bukhara, is a major city in southern Uzbekistan.
bz
Disingenuous or false shame (French).
ca
In Greek mythology, Laocoön was a priest of Apollo who, while preparing a sacrifice, was crushed along with his twin sons by serpents.
cb
Odysseus, hero of Homer’s Odyssey, has himself tied to the mast of his ship while it sails past the island of the Sirens in order to resist the temptation of their song, which lures sailors to their death.
cc
Gerald is referring to resistance to the pleasures of the flesh of the type promised in the paradise of the Muslim religion.
cd
If young people knew (French).
ce
Conceited person, particularly one who thinks he is a Don Juan.
cf
Sandro writes me that he has met with the greatest enthusiasm, all the young people, both girls and boys, are all—(Italian).
cg
Damocles was a courtier of the king of Syracuse, Dionysius the Elder (c. 430-367 B.C.); to demonstrate how precarious are the fortunes of those in power, Dionysius had Damocles sit with a sword suspended by a thin thread over his head.
ch
At home; at ease in one’s house (French).
ci
Yes! ... remember the locality (dialect).
cj
Only (dialect).
ck
Last resort (French).
cl
Half a pound (Cockney dialect).
cm
Soldier of fortune (German).
cn
One must respect stupidities or nonsense (French).
co
“Guy”; in this context, has a pejorative sense.
cp
German name for Alsace-Lorraine, a much-contested area along the French-German border.
cq
To Basle—second class?—here you go. (French).
cr
We still have—?... We still have half an hour (French).
cs
Life, it’s an affair of imperial souls (French).
ct
What was [the material]?... Granite (German).
cu
high relief (Italian).
cv
Work—work? ... And what work, what work? What work is it that you have done? (French and Italian).
cw
So—... (Italian).
cx
So, just now—now (Italian and French).
cy
How old? (German).
cz
And your husband, how old is he? (German).
da
In Richard Wagner’s
Ring of the Nibelung
, Loki goes through a number of transformations (see note 2 to chapter XXIX).
db
Literally, from high to low (French); here used condescendingly.
dc
Look here, dear lady, that is an artwork (German).
dd
No, she was no model. She was a little art student (German).
de
Yes, she was pretty (German).
df
Little rapport (French).
dg
Tripoli, the capital of Libya, was under Italian control from 1911 until 1943.
dh
Look, ma‘am—... Please, don’t ever say ma’am ... (German).
di
Just do not say that. (German).
dj
Shall I say “miss”? (German).
dk
Fool (German).
dl
Letting go (French).
dm
Scoundrel (French).
dn
A single woman (German).
do
Love, love, love (French and German).
dp
Puny (French).
dq
This love, this kiss ... whether it must be or must not be (French).
dr
Mary’s hut (German); a German inn.
ds
Cookies and whiskey (German).
dt
Peak of joy (French).
du
Bilberry (German).
dv
Bilberry brandy (German).
dw
That’s sports, no doubt (French).
dx
Long live the hero, long live—(French).
dy
He is dead? (French).
dz
Toboggan run (Tyrol dialect).

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