Chapter V
[5] pensions: ‘PENSION. Pay given to a slave of state for treason to his country.’—JOHNSON’S Dictionary.
Chapter VII
[6] … of a beautiful day: See Denys Montfort: Histoire Naturelle des Mollusques; Vues Générales, pp. 37, 38. (P.) The second half of this speech by Mr Asterias and the opening sentence of his previous speech are a paraphrase from Montfort, pp. 37-9.