# Endnotes explained — The Indiscreet Jewels

> Chapter companion for The Indiscreet Jewels by Denis Diderot.

## What happens

This chapter consists of endnotes referencing the second volume of the original edition, including a note about a great fortune and a reference to a hill near Paris famous for asses.

## Key lines

> This chapter began the second volume of the original edition.

This chapter marks the start of the second volume in the original publication.

_Structural note about the book's division._

> My fortune was so great, that I can scarce believe it.

My luck was so immense that I can hardly believe it.

_Expression of disbelief at one's own good fortune._

> A hill near Paris famous for asses.

A hill near Paris known for its donkeys.

_Geographical reference with a humorous or satirical tone._

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