Boulevard—here, the Boulevard St. Michel.
Rue Soufflot—a street running from the Luxembourg gardens to the Pantheon.
brioche—a light, rich roll made with flour, butter, eggs, and yeast.
Luxembourg gardens—formal gardens behind the Palais du Luxembourg, west of the Latin Quarter.
the Sorbonne—the University of Paris; specifically, the seat of the faculties of letters and science.
the Madeleine—a church at the opposite end of the Rue Royal from the Place de la Concorde, on the Right Bank.
Boulevard des Capucines—an avenue connecting the Boulevard de la Madeleine with the Place de l’Opera, on the Right Bank.
Opéra—L’Opera Garnier, rococo opera house created by Charles Garnier.
CINZANO—brand of aperitif.
Quai d’Orsay—a street running alongside the Left Bank of the Seine, north of the Invalides district
Nouvelle Revue Française—(French) New French Revision.
Lyons—the English name for Lyon, a city in east-central France, at the juncture of the Rhone and Salone rivers.
The Dingo—a Parisian café.
file that line he got off this morning—report on the news conference mentioned earlier.
franc—the basic monetary unit of France.
sommelier—the person in a restaurant or club who is responsible for the selection and serving of wines, especially with French cuisine; wine steward.
V.A.D.—Volunteer Air Detachment.
dysentery—any of various intestinal inflammations characterized by abdominal pain and frequent and intense diarrhea with bloody, mucous feces.
Café de la Paix—a Parisian café, the name of which means, significantly, Café of Peace.
