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"Djali!" said the gypsy

Then Gringoire saw colossy, with gilded horns, gilded hoofs, and gilded collar, which he had not hitherto perceived, and which had re his mistress dance

"Djali!" said the dancer, "it is your turn"

And, seating herself, she gracefully presented her taoat

"Djali," she continued, "what oat lifted its fore foot, and struck one blow upon the tambourine It was the first irl, turning her tambourine round, "what day of the ilt hoof, and struck six blows on the tayptian, with still another movement of the tambourine, "what hour of the day is it?"

Djali struck seven blows At thatout seven

The people were amazed

"There's sorcery at the bottom of it," said a sinister voice in the crowd It was that of the bald ypsy

She shuddered and turned round; but applause broke forth and drowned the morose exclamation

It even effaced it so cooat

"Djali, what does Master Guichard Grand-Remy, captain of the pistoliers of the town do, at the procession of Candlean to bleat, ravity, that the entire circle of spectators burst into a laugh at this parody of the interested devoutness of the captain of pistoliers

"Djali," resu success, "how preaches Master Jacques Char in the ecclesiastical court?"

The goat seated hi his fore feet in so strange a manner, that, with the exception of the bad French, and worse Latin, Jacques Charesture, accent, and attitude

And the crowd applauded louder than ever

"Sacrilege! profanation!" resuypsy turned round once more

"Ah!" said she, "'tis that villanousher under lip out beyond the upper, she made a little pout, which appeared to be familiar to her, executed a pirouette on her heel, and set about collecting in her ta blanks, little blanks, targes and eagle liards showered into it

A blank: an old French coin; six blanks orth two sous and a half; targe, an ancient coin of Burgundy, a farthing