Summary, Analysis, and Original Text by Chapter

Chapters 12–13

ulster a long, loose overcoat made of heavy, strong fabric; originally made in Ulster, Ireland.

Gladstone bag light hand luggage consisting of two hinged compartments.

Anglomanie a combination of New Latin and French, the term indicates a mania for things English.

hock a white Rhine wine; wine from Hochheim in Germany.

profligate a person given over to excessive devotion to pleasure.

curate a clergyman in charge of a parish or one who assists a rector.

cassone Italian, "large cabinet."

wainscoting paneling; finishing the lower part of an interior wall with materials different from the upper part.

parody a mocking imitation of a literary or an artistic work.

Moorish regarding the Moslems of mixed Berber and Arab descent living mostly in northern Africa.


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