[1] Thomas D'Arcy McGee. (J.V.)
[2] The American "lion" is only a small species of pumas and not formidable enough to terrify a Nantucket youth. J.V.
[3] The French word is banquise, which means the vast stretch of icebergs farther south than the barrière or ice wall.
[4] The legendary etymology of this piscatorial designation is Janitore, the "door-keeper," in allusion to St. Peter, who brought a fish said to be of that species, to our Lord at His command.