www i Scomivns op i. ema EY aa aww, Riles" Kg) Dis oe Us .VICTOR HUGO 1802 - 1885 Victor - Marie Hugo was born on February26, 1802. He is the third son of Joseph Hugo, an officer in Napoleon's army, and Sophie ‘Trébuchet, a sea captain's daughter. By the time he came into this world, his parents’ marriage was already in trouble, although they did not formally separate until he was sixteen years old, When Victor was two years old, however, his mother took him with her to live in Paris while his father was away on military duty Victor fell in love with the city and later called Paris «the birthplace of my soul», Victor Hugo was given a solid education in Latin literature and even studied to be a lawyer, but by 1816 he has already filled notebook after notebook with a myriad of poems and several plays. In 1822, he published his first book of poems, «Odes et 7 pt \AKG . VASY BE be oy tally Gal) BG ul ARS As aaj QI gM gay egcila Bele il ple Bl ety se Gia dl a ae spell pb bs axis gall! eg Ball GE ly Lecce poet Be ce Ui Ley edie ol bagi Slee a gist lll (gO Lees one ge ite tel alee gop nly OW 5 A wl og tae te Gully Glbl, Gaul dye Kd Gel wy A Sl Dl Apa scaly GUN GIST Updo egw so Mer Lede ge ah GF aglds Ya ab BIE AVANT ple pat gly Gp) geves Jl 2 OVATY ple Bp cole pis yall Lady wl Ay Wiest Jlaly atu alge cos 2d Olys 6Poésies Diverses», and the volume was so well received that it earned him an award from King Louis XVIII. That same year, he married his childhood friend, Adele Foucher. Hugo continued to write prose, poetry, drama, and political commentary. He established himself as one of the young writers who called themselves «Romantics», Victor Hugo, a life-long opponent of capital punishment, consistently lobbied against it in his work. In March of 1831, Notre Dame de Paris, or The Hunchback of Notre Dame, was published. It reworked the anti-execution theme in a more palatable manner. Notre Dame de Paris was an international success, and assured Hugo a place in the tealm of French letters. In December of 1852, after Louis Napoleon took control of the French government and set himself up as its empror, Hugo organized an unsuccessful resistance effort. He and his family had to flee France and live in exile until 1870. While in exile, Hugo published many literary works and among which was his most famous novel, Les Miserables. Hugo returned to France as a statesman and g erty AL ge a he dy lke Ley CE Ue del lye te oe cat Gad ll pte yall ap Wally Gilly ely 2 GES db pe ely le Lael al) Sl OES ols getty iL ely J Cts al cpldey! pind Laalny Lajlee ale Jip ome oly SPM YES, dai leek Gh lla adie ge pe diy Sst plea Alyy AL ATY ple ce J ei Arle dayginy dlip Gots diy tpl gy cael rede Gas gly pb, call Uyaal meg le Ba tele eg) Gah ayy iY uty AY oys O .a a lle G ub tI ae TL le yh mst oad OT ney ACY ple ce gat ol sleds Lyklel ad at a) tay La eb ew Li SA et col Sy dyle B > NAV cle cae cote putes os is tel Viel ee 2 Gea op cali] otal Haag tle Ugg Legged, taal 3y UM aly De fas WS Gl pe okeyeS3y) VAVN peer BLE uk ce Gu al ‘Deputy of Paris i JOyLe yf WU) day ap Jae resigned in died, On May 22, 1885, Sete ears pee MN oe SU Ne victim of a congestion hg car A ad Gil Lae aA le lay under the Arc de Triomy i Ls ob ols gill Je tus) elglaal gbta pal interred in th ele man who was t "4 9Chapter 1 AT THE GREAT HALL! It is the day three hundred and forty-cight years six months and ninteen days since that the good people of Paris were awakened by a grand peal from all the bells in the three districts of the city, the University, and the ville. January 6, 1482, was, nevertheless, a day which history has not preserved any record. There was nothing worthy of note in the event which so early set in motion the bells and the citizens of Paris. However, what set in motion al’ the population of Paris on January 6, was the double solemnity of the Epiphany and the Festival of Fools, On that day there was to be an exhibition of fireworks in the Place de Greve, a Maytree planted at the chapel of Braque and a mystery perfomed at the Palace of Justice. Proclamation had been made to this effect on the preceding day, with sound of trumpet in the public places. 13 Jal Lui 6750) telat 3 Opal y lS, SLOW cle WS tpl Auto] OV Ee trast) SK le Ly 26 andy gtd Hey Ze pall ee Gar col wl ule ba penal Sead lie OL le cimsladly KLAN Bo SO dual ested) Mtg Lae Ss MEAT UNI gS esl eG ele UE QUI etal ob 5S dol si ofall coil & Yebl yy ONG gl JL IS pl tone gill Of agit! oy AM cated opel oe ell Ue che peel nul OF pegll Me i geal SIS ad ttle wey Otel at 8 cyl ols olay QE SLI se ply tet oil Oly oly Las Bll lay bie all BON pall gh Gell lp gos ay lll nai HU SUN 8 GIy) Cpe le 12That morning, therefore, all the houses and shops remained shut, and crowds of citizens of both sexes were to be seen wending their way toward one of the three places specified above. However, the majority of this concourse were proceeding toward the fireworks, or to the mystery which was to be represented in the great hall of the palace. All the avenues to the Palace of Justice were particularly thronged, because il was known that the Flemish Ambassadors, who had arrived two days before, purposed to attend the representation of the mystery, and. the election of the Pope of Fools, which was. also to take place at the great hall. It was no easy matter on that day to get into this great hall, though then reputed to be the largest room in the world. To the spectators at the windows, the palace yard: crowded with people had the appearance of a sea, Great was the noise and the clamor produced by the cries of some, the laughter of others, and the tramping of the thousands of feet. Doors, windows, loopholes, the roofs of the houses, swarmed with thoudsands of 15 ly ee ely Syl lb Lint) aby gs yp tle tla eda ge SYN pail ob Ys aa teh pete eS) eel Sly Olds wry aS opted 2575 pall UBB phe ll Att pale DY Bes. Dial nah I) Gop palptll par Silty Vplioy lll cata ol at OL ple) Ute ols Spel eo Gaal Ne (pee eT a ll) eth 3 Lal gee GU tll GL SS) 25,5 well telat le tall ey del oe oh pail el ol LS pill bu ol Yh bee ett ae WSs ALS op ce Oy tll, Be oll +pale sd yl gs sles wASecally ole 2S Bhydis GNI cats, Leder Lees yt Lene co? A) EBUN Balgl ayy GIL dere cots Gly 44calm and honest faces glaring at the palace and at the crowd, and desiring nothing more. One of the extremitics of that immense hall was occupied by the famous marble table, of a single piece, so long, so broad, and so thick, Tn the middle of the hall an inclosed platform was erected expressly for the Flemish Envoys, and other distinguished personages invited to the representation of the mystery. Tt was not till the great clock of the Palace: had struck the hour of twelve that the: performance was to begin, a late hour for a theatrical representation, but it had been found necessary to suit it to the convenience of the ambassadors. The crowd increased every moment, and, like water that tises above its level, began to mount along the walls, to swell about the pillars, and to cover the cronices. Accordingly, the weariness, the impatience and the quarrels occasioned every moment by a sharp elbow or a hobnailed shoe gaye a sharp, sour tone to the clamor of the, populace squeezed and wedged together almost to suffocation. Nothing was to be heard but complaints 17 AS ye AT ya eb elle nb Fill opto lly pall Baal Yate Daa Gl dk b Gile by ley Gaye aby b cael, tal pe ay Egil ae sty Glee Spb Capes sy thee GU Ly gg a che pel Bald Gye FS lah, LEAL pe te de el ese Thy of pbgalt ge ols ste egey SU pall del ate et) lial OM Leet ety ey ae nll Yaad pl iy wal ill Ae ilar gl Lally cy) patel pe oper! oF yr Opktonyy Uptedl Ogtlas Oem tall ly cape Ste gna AS Ge Gay GUI o)8Qyy ae of Tet ON a Ly cis gil LL, jl SNS LAN ae JS ote EL! I be gy dae ot gill ben Cae BU Lly OY ye by : GAY > pass “ect Ul) Le tity KA eee Qe OS ol 16and imprecations against the Flemings, the Cardinal of Austria, the sergeant vergers, the bad weather, the Bishop of Paris and the Pope of Fools. There was among others a knot of these merry wights, who had boldly seated themselves on the entablature. From their mimicries and their peals of laughter it was evident that these young clerks felt none of the weariness which overpowered the rest of the assembly. «Why, ‘pon my soul, ‘tis you, Joannes Frollo de Molendino!» cried one of them, a youth with a handsome face, «you are rightly named, Jehan du Moulin, for your arms and legs are exactly like the four sails of a windmill. How long have you been here?» «More than four hours, and I hope they will be counted into my time of purgatory», replied Joannes Frollo. «Silence!» ejaculated a tustry, portly personage, «How could the king help founding a mass?». «Admirably spoken, sir Gilles Lecornu, Master-Furrier of the King's robes!» shouted a little scholar. hal, a Sell ally eh BLS, Lat Ula isy vGaleell bly Gaul Td Tay Upole ALI ye Lee pe ge als AIL) pgilSondy FpLall ApS > UIE gas all os petal Gap Sty |S pl OLAN oye olsy gay ey pe pee Ol aT eee de Wh LE gay tented cley ple ee Le Ye gly d OL Hinkel G58) gM Ahoy dhelss OY 1a pth MPa jes oily te ke. ils Say ee Ol LT) cote al ye st don Baye Glad te gla FL pe ol oka it ek gd deo JU Heuer — #8 hall der dee ele, lS ae i ll WAL AgT abbe a i ys) 18A general peal of laughter from his ~ comrades greeted the unlucky name of the poor Master-Furrier of the King's robes. All eyes were fixed on the fat Master-Furrier, who, without uttering a word, strove to withdraw himself from the public. gaze, but in vain, At length, one of these short, pursy, and venerable as himself, had the courage to take his part. «What abomination! Scholars. dare to talk thus lo a citizen!» The whole band burst out. «Say, | know him», said one «'tis. Master Andry Musnier». «One of the four sworn booksellers to the University», said another, «Everything goes by four at that shop», cried a third; «The four nations, the four faculties, the four festivals, the four electors, the four booksellers», «The devil fetch you all!» muttered Master Andry Musnier. «Master Andry», rejoined Jehan, «hold thy tongue, man, or T will drop upon thy head», He continued. «Pretty gentry those belonging to our Universities! not even to enforce respect for our privileges on such day as this!», «Down 21 stile gel Une Rbk Ml) Spas ce pill cg gpSemall, Alte ole IS Sgeall copay geSeall col ge ete Ob ately EUG ghey OT yay ual “Griz Op LSly clase Ape OSs ater i) pried aol CoM) tte OT ila] ga Ud Yat cle lt Toy CAS Sle apa Agel yal oT ga ll Lda de Ls tage ote tl YI Gl cate tlt ool by Hi NI jpilol daalell cS aol a] cst Uhiy Shel ge RUN aia nS rele Epes ela alc, ten! LaLa! iy Yh olb A bday Oly ay Gps Hallas SL WG atl Lt aes gee al Taal Gk ect cole Ob ash, 3s Ved Mela Lb Ley Opal, po Sh relay 20with the rector; the proctors!». electors, and the «lt must surely be the end of the world!» murmured Master Andry, clapping his hands to his ears. «The rector! there goes the rector!» cried one. of those at the window. All eyes were instantly turned toward the place. «ls it really our venerable rector, Master Thibaut?» inquired Jehan Frollo du Moulin. «Yes, yes», replied the others, «'tis he! ‘tis Master Thibaut, the rector!». z It was, in fact, the rector and all the dignitaries of the University, going in Procession to meet the embassy, and at that moment crossing the palace-yard. The scholars who had taken post at the window | greeted them as they passed with sarcasms and ironical plaudits. «Good morrow, Mr. Rector! Soho! good morrow then!» «How has he managed to get hither-the old gambler?» «How could he leave his dice?». «How he rots along on his mule! I declare the beast's ears are not so long as his master's!». 23 sal iY GS py ob Rell LjLet Oy pe 1 .dyat ally Opel, aN Ley pay atl A! peo WSL! UU oda pe ge be Peal EL depts gee era cles belt pO gat Opal JS Sl os tee (Daye The yd DEM gyi lh Gane Te ye fat Widen Ue SEAN ge 6) gael bel te eet Jacl Iglf awl! Slchlly seal Ol gilyily wal tol By jerey Sell po Sp SO op Sua FLL ple! peel jell SO gheol pe ie 42350 fda chee bdpaall dpe tpl tll chet 685 yeall lial) Ua bea obey jum wis UY oil daly doled ayiaall ala Sy US? oo pail WET YP of ela Gy olf LES pals po ote Clad OTPresently it came to the turn of the other dignitaries: «Down with the bedels! down with the mace-bearers!». «Robin Poussepain, who is that yonder?» «lt is Gilbert de Suilly, chancellor of the college of Autun». 7 «Here, take my shoe; you are in a be! place than I am; throw it at his head,? Meanwhile, Master Andry Musnier, inclining his lips toward the ear of Mas' Gilles Lecornu, «I tell you, Sir, it is the end of the world, never were known such excesses of the scholars.» Al this moment the clock struck twelve. «Ahal» said. the whole assembled multitude with one voice. Each individu: took his station, and set himself to rights, Profound silence succeeded, every neck was stretched, every mouth open, and every cyt fixed on the marble table, but nothing can seen. Every face then turned toward the platform reserved for the Flemish ambassadors. The crowd had been waiting ever since the — morning for three things: noon, the Flanders Embassy, and the Mystery. Noon alone had 25 fs 2M ql ol 2st gya le Madde GUS Gla tei ty (505) plict Jai h AFM pes GU IG ya ge Ley Dbl wot) Ys jles es says ole ale ct et OE BA cng GB ely, ile do # gl cagdiye 4th SEAN clnaladl (oS GLE HEI abe Ug PayScale ost Ge he Se ed od SY SL tg ty) a Jal Lob SHOT! hb ge Gyles Wa ee sieplill Ree 53 Lay ap JS dehy Cte Mr stely Spe cenll Epal apy Boydte GLAM lb, pS cae ley lady Sly Hele jl sade po tee GU, he olpiuld Goel teal ob ha gest Lol oy ot veel epee cL gsl Ls cLualt dis piety yp gall obs cit Baill fey ip ell coal EL, 24been punctual. Not a creature appeare either on the platform or on the stag Meanwhile impatience grew into irritation Angry words were circulated, at first, i low tone: «The mystery! the mystery!». «The mystery, and let the Flemings go to the devil!» shouted Joannes. The crowd clapped their hands. « mystery!» they repeated, «and send Flanders to all the devils!» The moment was critical. «Down, do with them!» was the cry, which resoun from all sides. At this instant the tapestry of the dressing” room was thrown open, and forth issued a personage, the mere sight of whom suddenly appeased the crowd, and changed, as if by magic, its indignation into curiosity. The personage in question, shaking with fear in every limb, advanced to the edge of: the marble table, Meanwhile, tranquility was pretty well restored. «Messieurs les bourgeois, and Mesdemoiselles les bourgeoises», said he, — «we are to have the honor of declaiming and performing, before his eminence Monsieur” 27. Bees oor gh le aed tlie ey hdd steal ae he all Lai fy HS Op ig pel Vetsll pate ora gs ola ALIS alles, Oleg cle Wl) I Op Scala ait, LLetie aly Le Ty Se ply yy perl a feabbsll JS i] op Salah ss be yet) Tae ee dal cls vseilytll JS ye cal oll call es Hl Be Ob ge ctl ba, ade Gg of ds opel sop 8 yay Sell die at Opie i ele paella Ue Ss Role ea Ble at ede eu, le ay ah se byt ty plant bp pa SL Ts epi ity Ly dH pe ll LL gl LS Me SIT La pate Gal Wo} ast pit 26the Cardinal, a very goodly morality, cal The Go Judgment of Madam the Vi Mary. The part of Jupiter will be enacted | myself. The moment his eminence Cardinal arrives, we shall begin». ctel ar Weleey Bee) tn peop dla WUT rt i obs le Ips dy Lhe m TTChapter 2 re bail i yn rae IS Uke Ve tly ie ell Tee elt «The Mystery! the mystery! ee “ig lls cli cup immediately!» shouted the people, with Jupiter and the cardinal de Bourbon! screeched the young | ‘lar. i A aa 4 Poor Jupiter, affti feay took off helmet knew not whiat to say, An individual who had stationed himself within the balustrade, tall and slender, fair and. pale stepped toward the marble table, «Jupii my dear Jupiter!» «Begin imm «comply with the wish of the au undertake to pacify Monsicur the baili who will pacify Monsicur the cardinal.» Jupiter breathed with all the force of his lungs and cried, «Gentlemen citizens! we shall begin forthwith.» Meanwhile, the unknown personage, who had magically laid the tempest, had withdrawn to where he would have remained invisible, Nog y 92 dlrs pepe bi Be Gyy ol Gy: aad ple aa gS aye ul Po toll GF Gy i OS Gard pay yh rly eS aaa od atl, Gi ees Lh Bal getly Ve Lal tae gae Lae gly pail pal 4! Bag get ut # Skye IS att ae Be JS ere pb rlimall Aner untis Yt Dae stall yl Ten Ul gtd sh Qari) tp ete Gf Th ebelt 31 30But two inquisitive girls had no mind to let him go so easily. «Messire,» said Gisquette, one of the girls, «you must know that soldier who is to play the part of the Virgin Mary?» «You mean the part of Jupiter»? rejoined the unkown. «Ah, yes,» said lienarde; the other one. «Michel Giborne?» answered the pale man, «yes, madam.» «Will it be fine?.» inquired Gisquette. «Mightly fine, I assure you,» replied the unknown, «I made it myself. My name is” Pierre Gringoire.» A band of instruments, high and low, commenced playing; the tapestry was raised, and forth came four persons bepainted a bedecked with various colors, drew up in a row before the audience. The symphony ceased, the mystery commenced, Attention was disturbed by a tagged beggar, who had probably, not found a sufficient indemnity in the pockets of his neighbors, conceived the idea of perching 33 bly abe od galt gal pl Sty MEY ye Ve le edly gta ge] CI tt ball ul sljdall Beall 992 ole gd ghee) Go al 4 Sin pall GS ed ggmall orth bel Ul za onal aN) Bea cob) SIG tant Kp rynS Site yao el) ope U pat esta She (Silene Le peal 0S ast cody etely Yilge tl gal tll acyl Tae dhe! le taal Cai ly Laieay IL oe pee Sl Nipaicy gle) Ras yo Sats pobre dees) pabeg sr letl Seta) plbaat oie 3 A peal his tee yell Comey Sey Sheet Mab style! a ootenll plan oly Stee gb Se te ls fille he ete ad) Gay ole aI gabe ol ar lL 32himself upon a conspicuous point; for the purpose of attracting notice and alms. The prologue was proceeding without molestation, When, as ill luck would have it, Joannes Frollo espied the beggar. Merrily cried he, «only look at the rapscallion begging yonder!» Gringoire started as at an electric shock; the prologue stopped, and every head turned toward the beggar, who regarded this incident as a favorable opportunity for making a harvest, began to cry in a weak tone, «charity, if you please!» «lt is Clopin Trouillefou! My fine fellow!» said Joannes, Then he threw a picce of small coin into the beggar's greasy hat. This episode distracted the attention of the audience. Gringoire was sorely displeased, He shouted out angrily to the four actors «Go on! go on!», The actors had obeyed his injunction and the public began to listen again, patiently. The door of the reserved platform was thrown open, and the sonorous voice of the usher announced, «His Eminence Monseigneur the Cardinal of Bourbon.» 35 + iLally gyenll ala ja Stl Le ge OI YY tee dnt Glas agatll als, olga Ee ill Ola Slaps et a) hua JLY el Lie ty it Magy LS de abel ILS ae Gbsly Wa Bey gill St Gerd US coil asl Ta Spay Us cl aban Lady de} Vigganowe ly ald tha HOlape Epes Spud Rak SU ep. a Ge Lee VEbetall ond pclae Fe Jet shes Bee seattle ss Uf pSiloe iat Nyala satel) Clg SSW Oplba auth VIS oie BU ty aa Sree hint peat) Ol pd iliy Babee BL Color dyes Hee giygenll bl SOx guaChapter 3 THE CARDINAL The entry of his Eminence upset the auditory. All heads turned mechanically toward the platform. «The Cardinal! the Cardinal!» was upon every tongue. The unlucky prologue wag cut short a second time. The Cardinal paused for a moment on the platform, the tumult increased, and each striving to raise his head above his neighbor's to obtain a better view of his Eminence. He entered, bowed to the audience with a gentle smile, and proceeded slowly toward his armchair covered with scarlet velvet. His train of abbots and bishops followed him to the front of the platform. As for the scholars, It was their day, their feast of fools, and their saturnalia. The cardinal was wholly preoccupied by another solicitude, which pursued him, and, 37 SS aatl Jkes jl) roped Gybe p Yds diye AS des gL a dds tl tl A pat il YS cat, LOL JF le tSlya LSI LU Es 1 BN ie anne Aah gyal ge emall dagecll Lel Saelaiy hall Gg ged ye ay dha sISl iy Sle ly Go aly bi ae OE epee JSS teal ool ii ly totly Ab) GL cn piled bey, elle ISI feos UD ges yh gd gba beatl tae I) deb cl plat Dal Le J) ogg aad oly LY ye Sp te Spite poll OF Ja OA Gla Lg UI * "agile Le pour pate esp al pi of Yate US ad Ukpyith UT 36indeed, entered the platform almost at thi same time with him, namely, the Flanders’ Embassy. Deep silence pervaded the assembly, broken only by stifled laughter at the mention of the uncouth names of the envoys of the Duke of Austria. Among them was asharp, intelligent, crafty looking face, toward the owner of which the Cardinal advanced three steps with a low bow. He was Guillaume Rym, councilor and pensionary of the city of Chent. a9 SAD je ao} calyete cy Taper Leal gtd ithe OL Sees dole CLS 5 Ce aly cee Spe Sal ued Stall LYN ll Elatel Jlue AS! pss 3S AS thle Ge tes py qua Gade OL Gane plael wiper EOP aol ps agleksll UgaStey OLE tiyde jeeChapter 4 THE HOSIER While the Cardinal and Guillaume Rym were exchanging a few words, a man of lofty stature and broad shoulders tried to enter. Persuming that he was some groom, the usher stopped him. But Guillaume Rym stepped up to the usher, and said. «Announce Master Jacques Coppenole, clerk to the echevins of the city of Chent.» «No, by the rood!» cried he, «acques Coppenole, hosier; neither more nor less. Monsieur the Archduke has more than once sought his gloves among my hose.» A burst of laughter and applause ensued. Then the hosier of Chent took his seat in the first row in the gallery. From the moment that the cardinal entered, Gringoire had not ceased any effort to salvage his prologue. When some degree of tranquility was restored, he began to 4a gl! pal wal gal tile lel pay OVLG OLE Slay Tus ISIt ols * geal spent eis gall J ty 8 eo dale er pale Sly cle tle le AS lal aidT y seb By eae lall ge eae Exe eles Uist the phaall Snes ge clelt tole Byte ids Spe hel ene Ye Of Ty AST Y cole gle cdyilys ther PLE ge ips oe pS ee Ss Ngo aly pile dst ob. Gobeil wily deeall pails Racal pe JJM Gall Gf Sande ae ae gl edlya isl Ge naa A Tad) Lay Begg Oly oes 1G NS) Ene cl HE el 40shout with all his might: «The mystery! mystery! go on!» «No, no,» cried all the scholars led by: Joannes Frollo. «Down with the mystery! down with it!» This clamor drew the attention of cardinal who said, «Bailiff of the palace! those scholars in a holy water font, that the make such an infernal racket?» ‘The Bailiff explained to him how that the comedians had been forced to begin without waiting for him. The cardinal laughed and said, «Go on, ‘tis the same to me.» ‘The characters on the stage resumed their cue, but Master Coppenole rose from his seat and said; «Gentlemen, burgesses and yeomen of Paris, I know not what we are about here. can't tell whether this is what you call mystery, it is not amusing. They promi me that I should see the festival of fools and! the election of Pope. We have our Pope of fools at Chent too. But the way we do is this: we collect a crowd, then everyone that) likes puts his head in turn through a hole, and grins at the others, and who makes 43 Nya Ve pall fe allt wl gly Oleg peel) ley Gohl Eye HY JG Nace pel Mag He a lat eg dt ASN fs Real) ctetrce Yi ole caddy Be gh ll pe oe Epeall 8 b sell Unlt elas WS Rene pall Leech dle Opeth gedde ele we Net T colt ol aS pall ali d cts TOM y Ths ISD Shara y allissl 53 eu) Hathye gee VI Mya? slaghal dade GW tell gta elias t cir yy pUUby adade ot nig Syl ys Ll oy Gel Y Al font Gaby Gol ile ae Feral aye We O15 18] eet il be mal BL bos gSleall ley oS ad goes Wy en pe 4 cles US opt Ul ist de yl a fag AS ok gad Sly cole ae ely IS ee tS the Be le atest Uy ey tS pl ad cas ad og Se 42ugliest face is chosen Pope by acclamati shall we choose your Pope after the fashi of my country?» Gringoire would fain have replied, ho and indignation deprived him of utterance. Rage gle SU GS Ot obs We geal Uk, (gabe aay Heat gy oth GL Ape ols ud PAS gle Gaal hae aChapter 5 THE POP OF FOOLS In the twinkling of an eye, every thing was ready for carrying into effect the idea of Coppenole. The little chapel opposite to the marble table was chosen for the scene of the gtimaces, Having broken the glass in the little round window over the door, they agreed that the competitors should put their heads through the circle of stone that was left. In a few minutes the chapel was full of competitors, and the door was shut upon them. The grimaces began. The first face that presented itself at the window caused a lot of convulsions of inextinguishable laughter, a second and a third grimace succeeded-then another and another, followed by redoubled shouts of laughter and the stampings and chatterings of merriment. Few minutes passed. «Huzza! huzza! huzza!» cried the people ar cpalsall ual cola Lb 5, 8b Led asl ad et ps OLS tye Lik hy pudiall led GW) spill LS eels dhs = cp ¢! os iam GS A inal BEL cleg 5 ta oe GMM ce eed Op eel te ol le Gat SU Lash Mendy tle Ete gle ft OS gil pm! AN get ae tad tt ited nm op eabl al aM typall op Sele a A salty WE cod asl eke rae lglg 7, } ee la ek wel lal oly ee Shee Gas Ga pail, obs SEF Bs ea Sts Loe FB Era tot bela Nee Heat 46on all sides. The Pope of fools was elected, It was in truth a miraculous ugliness which at this moment shone forth from the circular aperture. Coppenole himself applauded. The acclamation was unanimous; the crowd rushed to the chapel. The lucky Pope of fools was brought out in triumph. In fact, his whole person was but one grimace, His prodigious head was covered with red bristles; between his shoulders rose an enormous hump; his thighs and legs were sO Strangely put together, that they touched) at no one point but the knees and looked like two sickles at the handles, his feet were immense, his hands monstrous. The left eye, stubbled up with an eyebrow of carroty bristles, while the right was completely burried by an enormous wen. His teeth were jagged and irregular. One of them protruded upon the lip as the tusk of an elephant, but with all this deformity, there was a formidable air of strength and courage. When this sort of Cyclop appeared, the populace instantly recongnized him and cried” out with one voice: «It is Quasimodo, the bell-ringer! it is Quasimodo, the one-eyed!». One of the 49 Hoste JOU Caer aad ntl all OE Kae Hele tatty Het el Sally Abs plac! Siw sal NUS 6 65TH oe ES ae pl LB oe A patie (gee teal UN gly Aaah fp cage gt EAS cs td call OS Rae 2A gag perl pe sd CAS pS yl, sss ee Y ees SF JR SS WL lea is de LG ote Ligls, oss gol 5 as IL YW Soll ye Ot obste yy o SUS cle oe Sauls elie hse Le ney Gt ol a tke AL hyp daly Lae be Bp Se Types ahead td py hyy Fag cMlay OS gS ae ae ay J OU als, oe AygS Uolety tity hey BO tr bd opel ae Lg bce 5 idly Sys ya pailps oo) Note pG | Lapel s Gl thescholars, Robin Poussecpain, came up clase to him and laughed him in the face. Quasimodo, without uttering a word, caught him by the waist, and hurled him to the distance of ten paces among the crowd. Coppenole, astonished at the feat, approached him. «Oh God! you are the finest piece of ugliness I ever beheld.» Quasimodo didn't stir, _ Coppenole continued, «My fine fellow!». «Are you deaf?.» Then he cried «By the rood! he is an accomplished Pope!». Meanwhile all the beggars, all the lackeys, and all the scholars went in procession to the store room to fetch the pasteboard tiara and the mock robe of the Pope of Fools, The roaring and ragged procession then moved off, to pass according to custom, through the galleries in the interior of the palace before it paraded the streets and public places of the city. 51 CF ty Ole Oly COM del ace patty PIS EN oly Cals Gly al Oya Gay ei Gel Se Spa pte dy le GT A ah Ge oil atl idly 6 Lene Leader Deh dae! oily soe ls tte oils ae gaol ct tall Ge f “PH RNS ala Gedeall elt SU ISLS galls Mois bk adie cle pitt euel cal par sh Aly (ABIL, OLA gle LM win Md etal rtlly gpl ctl by nad atl Spe aigaisall ral lg Bilge Glad all Ss yall Lady Sep AS lll gL) GulyAll I bea JS ail jens visaChapter 6 LA ESMERALDA Gringoire and his play had, neyertholess, maintained their ground. His actors, egged on by him, had continued the performance of his comedy. Indeed, when Quasimodo, Coppenole and the procession left the hall, the remained mob was as many as Gringoire wanted to hear the conclusion of his mystery. At that moment, a symphony, destined to produce a striking effect at the arrival of the Holy virgin, was not forthcoming. The musicians had joined the procession of the Pope of Fools, «Skip that,» cried he angrily. Soon after that, «Comrades!» all at once shouted one of the young scape-graces in the window, «La Esmeralda! La Esmeralda!» 53 pelt peal VS peas fayoe Mae i ee ey spi OS AY) a cpt AB ce clade se glte Qa! pu AOS Rell ob, Uys, papers 4p lacey fhe Lalas abo ye ealsT gill saell ooperll co Ga tall al yey be 5 Sy Oke ye os AN tt UT Ojeda pll! Gad tae GR AD dell Sd ES yJh ny Hyer UE Cagle elgg Ge Jp place nls CB tT ge ely Ee fled «pl tld ay hea Ugh Dit le CTR I res) 52This intimation produced a magic effect, All who were left in the hall ran to the windows to obtain a sight, repeating «La Esmeralda! La Esmeralda!» This was the final blow. «What can they mean by La Esmeralda?» asked Gringoire, and with downcast looks he made his retreat, but not till the very last, like a general who has been soundly beaten, 55. Ae LAT Lt le tae sess Lad Salyll lf Melillo om Geer ily NG aT AN pein api dey alll Gall ya ele Cis aa) STAM pee Yl ade rod ‘Vile? sel tall Bus Sy el N pale Gls ay F ee Ga ecla on 2!Chapter 7 WHERE TO GO? Night comes carly in the mouth of January. It was already dusk when Gringoire left the palace. To him the nightfall was doubly welcome, as he proposed seeking — some obscure and tranquillity, and where he might muse unmolested, and where philosophy apply the first dressing to the poet's wounds. In fact, philosophy was his only refuge. Failing to pay for the six month's, lodging, he didn't dare to return to that which he had occupied in the Rue Grenier-sur-L’Eau, He recollected having seen a horsing-stone at the door of a counsclor of the parliament, in the Rue de la Savaterie, good in case of emergency as a pillow for a beggar or a poet, While he was trying to cross the palace yard, he saw the procession of the Pope of 57 goles pail $ jeonall gal Gd} ets gel Ops et BUSY A ee WU a5 By pall slp le Lee Ll phi) abet of tb aed optelly pA ge Soll yay joleall LiL cp (el Sly clei! O99 ge Sis data at Golly Apel eat cle dp UM! Gl tpl) de gm pt cl ee el Lb cts als) G2 ge ie Gr ses War GLE gp ott tS Ub ae GALY pL Y ad a dl sb ay seis lb BL 3 ibe Tee ald Jp Je ole gh Uyeed te dat UL Sy chy spall OL Gla dey DIS Ley ph ville hea: aise Lace pall yo Gar gabe! ab ty Bly dle Ht pee Ga at al ol) 56.Fools coming out of it with loud shouts. He resolved to make for the Pont st. Michel. Boys were running to and fro letting off squibs and crackersy «curse the fireworks!» ejaculated Gringoire, Finding that it is impossible to escape the Pope of Fools, the May-trees, the squibs, he determined to proceed to Place de Greve, and to penetrate into the heart of the rejoicings. «At any rate thought he, «I shall be able to get a warm at the bonfire, and perhaps a supper on some of the fragments of the collation provided at the public lader of the city.» Laele clay pantal yp thas Lam Oy natl ys) Sab Gules volgende pee Ha tI Joltall aba salle clad LL ge gale hacen! ye of syn ae Oe yi pat oA Rytll cll el Lats VERN y All Ley 3 thee cL yan Sta al ir lee UE de fs Ube al Subs ota ge eles Lae Haw Gy eal S.Eytel) seal iraiall Gp te pep OS ol oeChapter 8 & FP THE avesy DANCER S 2 When Piece Gringoire Te: je Plac de Greve he was quite Pee i It seemed, soa if the failure of hi play rendered ore chilly ever. Accordingly, he id towar bonfire which tlized ee in middle of the place. ‘ian people formed a circle roui it, On looking more closely he pei the circle was much larger than it. have been, and there was a young fe dancing. Whether this young female was a hu being, or a fairy, or and angel, Gringoi couldn't at the first moment decide, so completely was he fascinated by the dazzling vision. She was not tall, though she appeared to be so from the slenderness and elegance of her shape. Her complexion has 61 a sl i pul of «fall oe ay Ash ot ol ball i pull ai Ca Ola ay ge all oe Git ala pe OS PST aS et ep bye Ot yay UIs ay Hey J dal, Jae cts IW Lae pb sh vals ble] Lp daee yeS ayer SIS) bLLeall ae aly ee BI AY hye chee ls A BSI, oe SN de ash (ante Las leit ade ga Sal YS Ub St oh oN pL yk dle Wipes Oy ols) a9), Gear BJ ulhis 60the beautiful golden tint of the Roman ai Andalusian woman. She danced, whirled, turned round on an old Persian carpet, and every time her radiant face turned, her large black eyes flashed lightning. Every eye was fixed upon her, in fact, with her black hair and eyes of flame, she was a supernatural creature. «Verily,» thought Gringoire. elt is a nymph, a goddess.» At that moment one of the tresses of the nymph’s hair got loose, and a picce of brass diopped to the groud. «Ha! no,» said he, «tis a gypsy!» The illusion was at end. She began dancing again and the scene was fascinating and charming for Gringoire, The girl at length paused, and the people applauded with enthusiasm. «Djali!» said the gypsy, and upstarted a pretty little white goat, a lively, glossy creature, «It is your turn now», and seating herself, she gracefully held the tambourine before the animal. sails gas oS -oLUYL, olsbyUida dt teal LO gers OF oy JS fs cane eld bly Gy ERS G5 6 SI Syl lke I yy ay Mayas cS y lg dpe ge Uys lai) cule wAaela Flay opt Wiplie ptt QAM Genes Pdi gh ln JG thay La] Hayy Ete Lapel ha pat pe Chest LY! nia 5 Seb oly Eh es obs OL 2 NI le heey OB ye Ut ae Uy) Yale ctlagl ce Ay dS Hy det ge Vga GIS tlle ye Gad t skeall Gales ot N ge teat Cabs tle Ny yy vile yspenll Gis Appel cI 0 Ayya ele ad | leah Spy du hay Coley OT tye eke ual spall op eed, ULL a, 62«Djali! what month are we in?» The goat raised her foreleg and struck one storke upon the tambourine. It was actually the first month. The crowd applauded. «Djali, what day of the month is this?» Djali struck six blows upon the instrument, «Djali» continued the Egypt: «What o'clock is it?» Djali gave seven blows, at the time wht the clock of the Maison aux Piliers struc! seven. «There is magic at the bottom of this!» Said a baldman with a terrible voice thi frightened the girl. The gypsy turned on her heel, and began to collect the donations of the audience in her tambourine. She came to Gringoire whe muttered «The devil,» after fumbling in hi pocket and finding the reality, that is nothing. An unexpected incident luckily relicy him. «Will you go? Egyptian grasshopper’ cried a sharp voice issuing from the corner of the place. The young girl turned in alarm. 65 Wot et gl Ble ily hf Gl) ogy dab oll all cal J Shy aR bs US gt obs a capes WSs sell oe py gl gb tyllest a GAN ge ls Bt, sid! und dole gl at 43 CAS GH) edt Cig) BSL pow ils cel Panel BAF deel gall gy del stage Litas J aeell als sal Sepa chal fey Me du ad ds Me elyy df Bal coe Jl he gyed erly bed Use ntl eusht pt rps Ball shea aye ele os ball Gb ell tok doy Qe Bh Sy Bot olka -PLAN Gey tial dey al tle ipo Ene dil ceysylle cial adpal alte aod spe Gla aylj. ge Gill Cliggecddl dal poll gael Tago ba sTygede seal cel y«Tis the crazy woman in Roland's Tower,» cried a proup of boys with shouts of laughter. Meanwhile Gringoire had taken advantage of this to sneak off. He went to the lader, but nothing was left. It is not pleasant to be obliged to go to bed without supper and even still less pleasant to have no bed to go aon this melancholy reverie he became more and more absorbed, when a strange song, but remarkably sweet, suddenly roused him from it. The Egyptian girl was singing. Her voice, like her beauty, was something pure, aerial and winged. He listened with a kind of rapture, It was the first respite from suffering that he had enjoyed for several hours. Now, let's go back to Quasimodo. He was in a state of intoxication and triumph when a man suddenly dart from among the crowd, and with angry gesture snatch from his hands his crosier of gilt wood. This man was the bald-headed who had thrilled the poor Sypsy by his expressions of menance and abhorrence. Gringoire recognized in him an old SeUNALSe and with a cry of astonishment he said. 67 ot ey St pe Cage OV Ep Lee Ml! Elke Caley lS ipilbel aly ay! eed Gao Mla lee feel LY ala ofS ht ey fel atoll joss lle ceils be cep cle ell ol ol te gel otgb pl US ae, Y al ast ree lye ceil ope Ua) PLT Sst Ba ols Rpnill Heil Culs ad Leal GN Wb Oy oe all Ula Ma ler ty Tay Lage diss! sas Wel haskell aaty Sylar fe eth all Hayle lel dee IY Ged ats ol call JN Ba Pets HSU ab oS, bette pally syncs Ally yagll yn UL 5 os Bow ek oo oe Ely Gag Lb oe oe ey glial gill Le oe andi ye] aA Lae ale apie Gye by ae Sy edgy Al gl thal) GET 66«lt is my master in Hermes, Dom Claude Frollo, the archdeacon!» Quasimodo leaped from the litter to the ground; he was before the priest, dropped on his knees. The priest pulled off his tiara, broke his erosier, and tore his cope of tinsel. A dialogue of strange signs and gestures ensued between them. The priest, erect, irritated and threatening motioned Quasimodo to rise and follow him. AU B25 992 cee all ob gate! alt whe Uy AlN al ee Him!) Ge se yetils is stro PSs sels ob ge dost cll AS Es Hye Ryglowe Magee LET gP ylall elay Gey Shar i bages L28 Uaily gall oly cts aly ot LEY canes Ae oT ayelS HL 68Chapter 9 IN A DARK STREET Gringoire took it into his head to follo the gypsy girl at all hazards, He saw her wil her goat in the same street directed course. Nothing tends to be more beautif than following a fair woman. ‘ «She must lodge somewhere. The gipsie: are very good-natured,» thought he. The streets, meanwhile, became evel y moment darker and- more deserted Gringoir said, following the girl to a labyrinth o} lanes, alleys and crossways: «Here are streets which have very little logicle He might be lost, but the girl proceeded as along a way that was well-known to her, and at a more and more. tapid pace, He had, by this time, begun to attract the notice of the young girl; she had more than a cots ail ol af) PLL dl ay lee cl Of vad Le GLI Gipe ge at Lay ath Uae vale ap! ie dele 1 Uy ceed Of NA Ke go gS ik ada ot ay Ye Dyce el Sy ety Lb ots glytll cals ole da Ay aptly SEM ge Lake pb a A pes pe iG) Gul tet aly Foghat ge 28 lls Y piel edad sig yh Le ia Gb a cals aed ol VJ wall ie pe SASS copes GH LLG skal Gad als ot ity 70‘one time turned her head and looked at him with some uneasiness and a grimace. This pretty grimace set Gringoire about. inquiring what it might denote, [t certainly conveyed an expression of disdain and dislike. He began to hang his head and count the stones of the pavement when he was startled by a piercing shriek, The street was extremely dark, but a wick steeped in oil and burning in an iron cage the foot of the Blessed Virgin, cnabled him to distinguish the gypsy struggling in the gr of two men, who were striving to stifle her cries. «Watch!» «Watch!» shouted Gringoire, boldly advancing. One: of the men who hel the girl turned upon him, It was th formidable visage of Quasimodo. Quasimodo went up to Gringoire, and dealt him a backhanded blow that sent him reeling three or four yards on the pavement. Then hi caught up the goung girl who cried: «Murder! murder!» «Halt, scoundrels, and let the wench gol» suddenly roared in a voice of thunder, a horseman. lt was the captain of the archers of the” 73 viptSe Mab iy Se Vole GF Gly al) ce Lae JG U Nem pe Charl 5S! ele condos ELS ERY ge Ee eek ys l_a Oe a el bah asd) pole olby oy Nouy aly pate shi tp el os cals OP Yep Sai yt gle 7 ai alka Lad) Ua ed te ght oat gg btm tle pil ue he deel ee OF sly ad oe Fhe jhe sigma Ub Lge po alt] fb GLagee ode joel tp calli ew par Pe & Lp papel cay OLS al: FL edll OL Raa IGLS gad Lah an Gilly alte ce utils SU) cise i dase ile a ye! a ALAS ke re pat col Al eS ea Lol Cp aed OD Heel lh Syd sey! teh als ope Gila tis pl) ole ly OLLI Ugh Lae O98 gt The Shel pl aay ole ye Lat als 72king's ordance, armed cap-a-pie and his’ drawn sword in his hand. He snatched the girl out of the grasp of Quasimodo and laid her across his saddle. Quasimodo was surrounded, scized and bound. His companion had disappeared. The gypsy gracefully raised herself upon the officer's saddle. Clapping her hands upoi his shoulders and looked as if charmed wil his handsome face, and grateful for the seasonable succor he had afforded, she inquired with a sweet tone: «What is your name, sir?» «Captain Phebus de Chateaupers, at yor service, my dear,» replied the officer. «Thank you,» said she, and while he tu his head, she slid down and vanished with swiftness of lightning. 75 vpn pe aay ape gantl geal, Ce Gad Lp epee ty ee Ly pel pil la pact aa Uae SRS Pe le eS Olan ope Gs ya Yl, ball cay Mahe ad cca ASN Ne le ay Stel, Melee A bel Sly eal legs at Ul) LS rt oF al Pd ted tl Uy teat ott ght yes ay gd la ine yee Se HS aa csp oe Sag ge SE hy yy dual oth of uy Di) Reger poly Sy, lanl gle (be 74Chapter 10 IN THE COUR DES MIRACLES Gringoire. was still extended on the pavement. He, then, started to come to himself. A painful sensation of cold awoke him and recalled his mind to the surface. After walking for some time without knowing where to go, then, a kind of reddish light which he perceived at the extremity of long narrow lane helped to cheer his spirit, Before he had proceeded many steps down the muddy lane, he perceived something that had a most extraordinary appearance. Here and there all the way along it, erawled a number of indistinct and shapeless masses proceeding toward the red light at the bottom of the lane. There was a cripple hopping along upon both hands. He overtook another of those moving masses, he was a cripple who had suffered 7 pila foal! thea bb 3 Het as Ye The dG ype olsy wl lel oy le leh ty ees ay Tay gly! gel oll gyda al dys C5 ad te al ey desb GES UB pel pot ge Teg ch ed All le ge As ee Gre Os = fell GEN gp UG ciphe ghey 1 ly WS a Be gl! gle whit pe igete Gey ils ill Jee Y bs thay be af ie tl ane Ble OS pl bls Bgl Call wep Ste IS gay gle se eS lee BB spect JN pe AU iy Gal Wy aiihy dy Gey ele a ab 4 dhe pe gy Se Jeu) 93 pL alsy aca Gall Gb y cad pel ale ow 76such a mutilation in legs and arms that he looked like a tripod, As Gringoire passed by him, he took off his hat and asked for charity. Gringoire would have quickened his pace, but for the third time, < ing obstructed the way, This somebo man, Gringoire said to hii «lt is nota k since $f» my last shirt!» oy. 5a a i little blind He tried to bp) surrounded by the crip blind. The lame, the he lepers, th one-eyed were issuing from houses and cellars, and rushing toward eli uy like Snails after a shower, He tried ot ese return, but it was too late. The whole le had closed behind him and the three begga stuck to him, ¥ At length he reached the end of the lane. 1 Opened into a spacious place, where thousands of lights flickered. Gringoire hoped to escape but invain. The cripple with crutches ran after him throwing his crutches down, and the other cripple stood up right upon his feet, while the blind man was staring at him with flaming eyes. 79 5 io se a as te he Sty wget 9 pL Wl tyre oly ve wel Ye OS cys a RUN ia aie tales JUG al Mig git gecd he td pine eee We pba Gels tate JS ee oS all debs SA alls cols galy Opel ols 1 ey Sp cols sopll gd gee EV y diy U5kadl oly seprdl sth ie Ugly shalt say dys! a (OLS) athy ge ads Gaba Le plat wal oY) eal 3 Ay) Senay BI BY paca og f ty Obs M/ sshnigli, Ugh AUF ab Tel aie le | UAT te ee ATO AN ae AN AS SB) sae 292 3S BSL cad le Lee GOP ALI alte pyyedall jell Ula eels gem all ey el 78«Where am 1?» cried the affrighted poet! «In the Cour des Miracles,» replied another figure. He was actually in that dreaded cour des” Miracles; the haunt of thieves; a sewer disgorging every morning and receiving every night that fetid torrent of vice, mendicity, and rougery; a monstrous hive where the blackguards of all nations dwell, Beggars by day, and banditti at night. Gringoire strove to rally his presence o} mind, but his efforts were vain. At this moment a distinct shout arose «Lead him to the king!» Near a great fire which burned upon a large” circular hearth stood a hogshead, and upon this hogshead was seated a mendicant. This was the king upon his throne, «What varlet haye we here?» asked tht king. Gringoire shuddered, This voice reminded him of another which had that very morming given the first blow to his mystery by drawling out # mid the audience: «Charity if you please!» a ol pat Stel etl ba i cl Se ty] ae a ep Goi 13 pall As JS Wray cle Bb cae le bk ad gelay .optally dpa op celagly JBN ge Jute Gye hile eghelh ebel ay jece cell Js aline efollett SoA as 88) ele eal lla daly Daly Lee Cts) Uhl) ole te ee hal efalll jy dots sth pa By gd Je cis tt Wk Oy way te SH ac) ye fee ll Gaby ey saw dL Ele oye yall Vl adie OWS, Sy SB gryrrityS OS VEAT ple plows cag gy jaig leil tae Je pla gy ool eV Le s8 tel 8 A LS, ple po Uo ee Oe st pled Tk patel ge Ue ol te ae Jee AL any ty byl Spall sally Laat ty all play cals wtp lal oS ee te pI eb Ih pd old og aly BS cl Bos ot Ly Sy te ey pele ole cap a pe ye Ete Nd ll UL pel say tly Ge nals coil Ub Leyte dS 5 a cals oH AM ly cel pital gle Hey coal J sy EA Gee SL 108