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"I see that plainly, froress of velvet stuffs," said the fur-merchant

At this moment, midday sounded

"Ha!" exclaimed the entire crowd, in one voice

The scholars held their peace Then a great hurly-burly ensued; a vast hs and handkerchiefs; each one arranged hirouped hireat silence; all necks relances were directed towards theeants were still there, stiff, motionless, as painted statues All eyes turned to the estrade reserved for the Flemish envoys The door re since daybreak for three things: noonday, the embassy from Flanders, the mystery play Noonday alone had arrived on time

On this occasion, it was too much

They waited one, two, three, fivecame The dais remained empty, the theatre dumb In the meantime, wrath had succeeded to impatience Irritated words circulated in a low tone, still, it is true "The mystery! the an to fer in the distance as yet, was floating on the surface of this crowd It was Jehan du Moulin who struck the first spark fros!" he exclai like a serpent around his pillar

The crowd clapped their hands

"The mystery!" it repeated, "and may all the devils take Flanders!"

"We must have the mystery instantly," resu the bailiff of the courts, by way of a morality and a coin the hanging with his sergeants"

A grand acclaan to turn pale, and to exchange glances The crowd hurled itself towards the, which separated the before the pressure of the throng

It was a critical moment

"To the sack, to the sack!" rose the cry on all sides

At that -room, which we have described above, was raised, and afforded passage to a personage, the ed its wrath into curiosity as by enchantment