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Cut-throat Coupe-gueule being the vulgar word for cut-weazand

Let us return to Notre-Daeabond discipline, that Clopin's orders were executed in silence, and with admirable precision, the worthy chief of the band, mounted on the parapet of the church square, and raised his hoarse and surly voice, turning towards Notre-Daht, tossed by the wind, and veiled every moment by its own smoke, made the reddish façade of the church appear and disappear before the eye

"To you, Louis de Beaumont, bishop of Paris, counsellor in the Court of Parliarand Coësre, prince of Argot, bishop of fools, I say: Our sister, falsely condee in your church, you owe her asylum and safety Now the Court of Parliament wishes to seize her once ed to-morrow in the Grève, if God and the outcasts were not here If your church is sacred, so is our sister; if our sister is not sacred, neither is your church That is e call upon you to return the girl if you wish to save your church, or ill take possession of the girl again and pillage the church, which will be a good thing In token of which I here plant my banner, and may God preserve you, bishop of Paris," Quasimodo could not, unfortunately, hear these words uttered with a sort of soabond presented his banner to Clopin, who planted it sole-stones It was a pitchfork fro quarter of carrionof Thunes turned round and cast his eyes over his arlances flashed almost equally with their pikes After a momentary pause,--"Forward, my Sons!" he cried; "to work, locksmiths!"

Thirty bold men, square shouldered, and with pick-lock faces, stepped from the ranks, with hammers, pincers, and bars of iron on their shoulders They betook themselves to the principal door of the church, ascended the steps, and were soon to be seen squatting under the arch, working at the door with pincers and levers; a throng of vagabonds followed them to help or look on The eleven steps before the portal were covered with them

But the door stood firm "The devil! 'tis hard and obstinate!" said one "It is old, and its gristles have becoe, coainst a dipper that you will have opened the door, rescued the girl, and despoiled the chief altar before a single beadle is awake Stay! I think I hear the lock breaking up"