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The Jondrette lair was, if the reader recalls what we have said of the | The Jondrette lair was, if the reader recalls what we have said of the | ||
Gorbeau building, admirably chosen to serve as the theatre of a violent | Gorbeau building, admirably chosen to serve as the theatre of a violent | ||
| − | and sombre deed, and as the | + | and sombre deed, and as the envelope for a crime. It was the most retired |
chamber in the most isolated house on the most deserted boulevard in | chamber in the most isolated house on the most deserted boulevard in | ||
Paris. If the system of ambush and traps had not already existed, they | Paris. If the system of ambush and traps had not already existed, they | ||
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on every occasion in life, he would have burst with laughter when his gaze | on every occasion in life, he would have burst with laughter when his gaze | ||
fell on the Jondrette woman. She had on a black bonnet with plumes not | fell on the Jondrette woman. She had on a black bonnet with plumes not | ||
| − | unlike the hats of the heralds-at-arms at the coronation of Charles X, an | + | unlike the hats of the heralds-at-arms at the coronation of Charles X., an |
immense tartan shawl over her knitted petticoat, and the man's shoes which | immense tartan shawl over her knitted petticoat, and the man's shoes which | ||
her daughter had scorned in the morning. It was this toilette which had | her daughter had scorned in the morning. It was this toilette which had | ||
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Marius kept the pistol in his hand. | Marius kept the pistol in his hand. | ||
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==Translation notes== | ==Translation notes== | ||
==Textual notes== | ==Textual notes== | ||
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===Diogène / Diogenes=== | ===Diogène / Diogenes=== | ||
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Grecian philosopher advocating independence, regardless of mores. | Grecian philosopher advocating independence, regardless of mores. | ||
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===Cartouche=== | ===Cartouche=== | ||
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| + | Cartouche was an alias of Louis Dominique Bourguignon, renowned or notorious, depending on one's sympathies, for robbing travelers. He led a 100-plus strong gang in a nasty Parisian slum called Cours de Miracles, and murdered rivals to his leadership; his gang murdered and robbed on a daily basis; their highway robberies targeted travelers between Paris and Versailles.<ref> "Crime and Punishment during the Ancien Régime" Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc., Novato, California: Norman Publishing. historyofscience.com - advertising a collection of official court records concerning Cartouche in PDF form. www.historyofscience.com/pdf/rb39858-Collection-of-documents-re-Cartouche-French-criminals.pdf </ref> He had many nicknames and aliases, including "The Dick Turpin of France".<ref> Latham, Edward. ''A Dictionary of Names Nicknames and Surnanes of Persons Places and Things''. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1904, republished by Detroit: Gale Research Library, 1966, p. 81. Original from University of California, Santa Cruz. https://books.google.com/books?id=58kXAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false </ref> | ||
==Citations== | ==Citations== | ||
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