38: crawls : Refers to the swimming stroke also known as ‘freestyle’
39: Supine : lying face up
40: A Kingdom By the Sea, Ardis : See ‘Introduction’
43:Rastaquouère : a French term for a smooth untrusting foreigner.
43: Côte : French for coast
43:Macédoine au : a fresh fruit or vegetable salad native of France but also versions of the salad are known to have Russian roots
43: Not exactly a Royce, but it rolls : a Rolls Royce is a luxury car that costs around $200,000
43: Si c’est riche : French for ‘If its’ rich’