Notes
Hemorrhagic smallpox (petite vérole noire): the most dangerous and disfiguring form of smallpox, with a very high fatality rate. That Paskevitch survived was exceptional. ↩
"I!" — In English in the original. Marie's characteristic emphatic English exclamation. ↩
Pré Catelan: an elegant restaurant and gardens in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris — the quintessential venue for fashionable afternoon outings. Marie uses it as a comparison point for this Warsaw garden. ↩
Count Paskevitch d'Erivan: a member of the family of Field Marshal Ivan Paskevitch (1782–1856), Prince of Warsaw and Count of Erivan, one of the most celebrated Russian commanders of the 19th century. ↩
Princess Dolgorouky and the Emperor: a reference to the liaison between Tsar Alexander II and Princess Catherine Dolgorukova (1847–1922), who became his morganatic wife in 1880 after Empress Maria Alexandrovna's death. ↩