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The priest interrupted hireed"

"What is death, after all?" pursued Gringoire with exaltation "A disagreeable ness Soalopolitan, if he illing to die: 'Why not?' he replied; 'for afterthe philosophers, Hecataeus a ave him his hand: "It is settled, then? You will cooire to reality

"Ah! i' faith no!" he said in the tone of a ed! 'tis too absurd I will not"

"Farewell, then!" and the archdeacon added between his teeth: "I'll find you again!"

"I do not want that devil of a oire; and he ran after Do between old friends! You take an interest in that girl, et her out of Notre-Daoire If I had only another oneto say that a luminous inspiration has just occurred toher froknot, ould you say to it? Will not that suffice you? Is it absolutely necessary that I should be hanged, in order that you may be content?"

The priest tore out the buttons of his cassock with impatience: "Stream of words! What is your plan?"

"Yes," resu his nose with his forefinger in sign of meditation,--"that's it!--The thieves are brave fellows!--The tribe of Egypt love her!--They will rise at the first word!--Nothing easier!--A sudden stroke--Under cover of the disorder, they will easily carry her off!--Beginning to- better

"The plan! speak," cried the archdeacon shaking hioire turned majestically towards hi" He an to clap his hands over his thought, crying: "Admirable! success is sure!"

"The plan!" repeated Claude in wrath

Gringoire was radiant

"Coallant counter-plot, which will extricate us all from the matter Pardieu, it must be admitted that I aoat with the wench?"

"Yes The devil take you!"