NOTES
[1] The landing-place here called the Grafskaya, is evidently the one called the Ekateríninskaya on Todleben’s plans of Sevastopol. The purpose of the map given in this volume being to elucidate the story, the Grafskaya is shown where Tolstoy puts it, though no authority can be superior to Todleben’s on such a matter.
[2] Cannons were removed from the vessels for use on the fortifications.
[3] The samovar, or “self-boiler,” is an urn in which water can be boiled and kept hot without any other fire having to be lit.
[4] A hot drink made with treacle and lemon, also sometimes with honey and spice.
[5] The first bombardment of Sevastopol took place on 5th October, old style, i.e. the 17th our style.
[6] Among a population largely illiterate, the signboards were usually pictorial.
