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We are far fro, however, that the new Pope of the Fools understood both the sentiments which he felt and the sentied in this failure of a body had, necessarily, so incomplete and deaf about it Thus, what he felt at the ue, indistinct, and confused Only joy made itself felt, only pride do a radiance

It was, then, not without surprise and alar the Pillar House, in that semi-intoxicated state, a man was seen to dart froer, his crosier of gilded wood, the emblem of his mock popeship

This man, this rash individual, was thewith the gypsy's group had chilled the poor girl with his words of menace and of hatred He was dressed in an eccleslastical costuoire, who had not noticed hinized him: "Hold!" he said, with an exclamation of astonishment "Eh! 'tis my master in Hermes, Dom Claude Frollo, the archdeacon! What the devil does he want of that old one- eyed fellow? He'll get himself devoured!"

A cry of terror arose, in fact The formidable Quasimodo had hurled himself from the litter, and the women turned aside their eyes in order not to see him tear the archdeacon asunder

He made one bound as far as the priest, looked at him, and fell upon his knees

The priest tore off his tiara, broke his crozier, and rent his tinsel cope

Quasimodo remained on his knees, with head bent and hands clasped Then there was established between theestures, for neither of the, imperious; Quasimodo, prostrate, humble, suppliant And, nevertheless, it is certain that Quasith the archdeacon, giving Quasin to rise and follow him

Quasimodo rose

Then the Brotherhood of Fools, their first stupor having passed off, wished to defend their pope, so abruptly dethroned The Egyptians, the athered howling round the priest

Quasimodo placed himself in front of the priest, set in play the lared upon the assailants with the snarl of an angry tiger