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The Oath of Rütli (or Grütli): legendary oath said to have founded the Swiss Confederation in 1291, a favourite subject of patriotic painting and drama. ↩
Marie's misquotation of Dante, Inferno IV.45: "Tra color che son sospesi" — "Among those who are suspended" (i.e. the souls of Limbo). She garbles the opening word and writes "calor" (heat) for "color" (those). ↩
Euterpe: Muse of music in Greek mythology; Marie uses the name playfully for an invented harpist in her comic narrative. ↩
Œil-de-bœuf: the antechamber at Versailles where courtiers waited on the king; here used mockingly to suggest affected court-bred airs. ↩
Talon-rouge (red heel): distinguishing mark of French nobility under the ancien régime; used here to imply pretentious aristocratic affectation. ↩
Le coup de pied de l'âne: the donkey's kick — a French idiom from La Fontaine's fable, denoting a cowardly attack on someone already down. ↩