Poznámky
Vesicants: caustic plasters applied to the skin as a counter-irritant treatment for lung ailments, leaving discoloured marks for months. ↩
She refers to the shoulder as the site where vesicant plasters would be applied. ↩
"The architect" refers to Émile Bastien-Lepage, brother of Jules Bastien-Lepage the painter. Émile was an architect who gave perspective lessons and acted as a liaison between Marie and his famous brother. ↩