On The French Front We were met at a poste de commandement by the officers in charge, who were waiting for us.

"Reserate clusos regii postes laris.

The Loggia, which took its new name from the Swiss lancers, or lanzi, that Cosimo I kept therehe being a fearful ruler and never comfortable without a bodyguardis now a recognized place of siesta; and hither many people carry their poste-restante correspondence from the neighbouring post office in the Uffizi to read in comfort.