Mossoo = monsieur (mister) Parley voo = parlez vous (do you speak—?) Père = father, but here mistaken for peer or pair? Bony party = Bonaparte, i.e., Napoleon. Écarté = a card game Commong voo portey voo = comment vous portez-vous (how are you?) Marshall lazy = Marseillaise, the French national anthem Boolong = Boulon, or possibly Boulogne? Toulong = Toulon Continong = continent Mais oui = why, yes—but here mistaken for "may we?" Mère = mother—but here mistaken for "mare." Johnny darmes = gendarmes, police. Comment? = what?—but here mistaken for "come on." O. D. V. = a mishearing of eau de vie = (literally) water of life, i.e. whiskey.