sentences:  The calottes, the rooms just under the roof that formed the upper storey of the Bastille, were considered the least pleasant quarters, being more exposed to the elements and usually either too hot or too cold.The cachots, the underground dungeons, had not been used for many years except for holding recaptured escapees.Prisoners' rooms each had a stove or a fireplace, basic furniture, curtains and in most cases a window.