Beadle's New York Dime Library, No. 144 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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s THE HUNCHBACK QF NOTRE-DAME. called them that way, passed thie noisy window with- | lutely deserted, Nothing was to beseen but the figure, | minutes the noige.o of the riyer apprized them that out casting their eyes on it; but at intervals some | which approached him with slow stéps, so slow that he | they were on the bridge of St. Michel, at that time . little ragged urchin would stand on tiptoe to look in, | had abundant time to observe thatit had a cloak and a | covered with houses. “Iwill first introduce you,’ and shout the old doggerel couplet with which it was | hat. When very near to him, it stopped and remaifed | said Phebus tu his companion, “ and then fo wu. wane im those days to greet drunkards: — motionless as the statue of Cardinal rtrand; intently | tetch the wench, who jis to wait for me near the 3. Sa ; fixing upon him, however, a pair of eyes glaring with | _ Chatelet. ~ That companion — made no reply ; sia Aux Houls, ; le! that vague light which issues at night from those of a | they had been walking side by side he had not tterert . Saouls, saouls, saouls he ‘ “i " ' " ” . | aW hog eee wtoppet ie Rie door, agafust : ining e captain was brave and would not ve cared a| which he kicked violeutly. A t glimmered through | ox Pema et cape ee ates rush for arobber with a cudgelin his fist. But this | the crevices of the door, ‘‘ Who’s there?“ ried a. and comers, and never moving further from it than a | venue tee this petrified man, thrilled him with | mumbling yvoicé. “ Corps-Dieu! Tete-Diew! WVentre- sentry from his box. He was muffled up in a Cloak to. | horror. There were at that time in circulation @ va Dieu!" replied the captain. The door instantly” the very eyes.’ This cloak he had just bought atashop ber of stories of a goblin-monk who haunted at night | openéd, and discovered an old woman and a lamp, both, contiguous to the tavern, no doubt as a protection from | the strects of Paris; these stories crowded confusedly | of which trembled. The hag was bemt almogt double,. the cold of the March evenings, perhaps also to conceal | upon his memory. He stood stupefied for some min- | and dressed in rags. Her head shook, and her hands, his dress. From time to time he paused beforethe | Utes, and at length broke silence by a forced laugh, | face, and neck were. covered with wrinkles, She had window, looked «through the smal) lozenge- shaped | ‘ ‘If you are a robber, as I hope,” said. he, “you are | very small eyes ; her lips receded, owing to the loss of panes bordered: with lead, listened, and stamped. | somewhat like a heron attacking a nut- ‘shell: Tam the | her teeth, and all roun: her mouth she had long white: At length the’ tavern-door opened. It was this that | hopeful sprig ofa ruined family, my dear fellow. Seek | hairs resembling the wiskers of a cat, The interior of he appeared to be waiting for. Two persons who had | 80me better game. In the chapel of that ‘college there | her dwelling corresponded in appearance with hersélf. 7," been drinking there came out.. The ray of light which is some wood of the true cross, which is képt in the | Tlie walls were of plaster ; the ceiling was formed escaped at the door fell for a moment upon their jovial | *e4sure-room.” the black rafters and floor, of the room above ; taces. The man in the cluak stationed himself under a The hand of the figure was stretched beneath the | fire-place was dismantled, and every corner displayed porch on the other side of the strect to watch them. cloak, and grasped t he arm of Phoebus with the force! a drapery of cobwebs. Two or three rickety tables and “The clock has just struck seven,’ ' exclaimed one of | Of au ‘eagle's talons. ‘Captain Phebus de Chatean- | stools occupied the middle of the floor ; a dirty boy th “that is the time for m ntment,’’ pers!” said the spectér atthe same moment. — was playing in the ashes, and at the further end the / a4 Piet yan,” replied hie aeapeadiarabad yt BH “What, the devil !"? cried Phoebus, “You know miy,| stairs, or rather ladder, led up toa trap-door in the tion far distinct. ‘that I don’t live in the Ru des hame !"’ ceiling. On entering this den, the captain's mysteri+ Mauyaises Paroles—in lignus qui inter verba mala habi “ Not only your name,” replied the mysterious stran- | ous’ companion drew his cloakeup to to his eyes, while I -Pain-Mollet. . You ar ger in a sepulchral, tone; “you have an assignation | Phebus kept swearing like a Tu ut into th er a Sse ee th mes more hand of the old woman tlie coin which Sead 4 7 this evenin : been __ oe on gee % pm the Contra “Ab the’ « ones the astounded Phebus. a him by the gen gid The x e, who called im oe “ e hour of seven.’ ' onseigneur at every other word, de 6 e .f you a pleased to sy, Phebus > eg it is proved. no “In a quarter of an hour,” ) in a dedver: While her babk was suriied. the ragged bsg tw on the profile of a hound,” “At Falourdel’ 's at the Pont St. Michel.’ urchin rose from the hearth, slyly went to the drawer, —— reader has no douot already reco nized in ‘the “ Precisely 80." took out the piece of money, aga puta dry leat which ’ two. jolly topers the captain and the scholar. The man o meet a female,’ ~ he had pulled from a fagot in its place. P who was watching them in the dark appeared aia to} | sate ee eee en | The hag beckoned to the two gentlemen, as wd have recognized them ; for, with slow step, he followed | ' “Whose name ‘fs called them, to follow, and ascended the ladder be ll the zi s into which the captain was drawn.b “La Smeraida,”’ said Phebus, gayly, having by de-|them. On reachi the room above, slie set the lam his domaeanaints: The former, fee inured to tipling, grees recovered his levity. upon acofter ; and Phoebus opened a door that Hamp, was one the worse for liquor. The man in the cloak, At that name the specter shook the captain’s arm | a@ dark closet. “ This way, my good fellow,” said’ he to listening to them attentively, was enabled to catch the with violenice, - Uaptain Phoebus de > Cha teaupers, thou his companion. ‘The may in the cloak complied whole of the following interesting conversation : liest }"’ out uttering a word ; the door closed’ upon him ; he “ Body o’ Bacchus ! Mr. Bachelor, try to walk straight Whoever could have seen at thatmoment the flushed | heard Phebus bolt it, and the moment eee go Se: . ~ = = = = SS) eat > = ~ —— = — Hn Pl I 4 | ; face of the captain, the backward bound Which he made | down stairs’ with the old woman. The‘light disa hit you cn Apter patil oy ll oe seve Ouchy F tel with such force as to disengage his arm from the fhe peare@along with them. ~ .. Wi Hit f go, leave me} I see the gtars and darts of | 2 Which it was held, the fierce look with whi - y Hi pe bomiess ie = owe, fi ure—wlioever had nT eee Le ’ witnessed this wo ave been frightened. It was CHAPTER Vit. Ha “ig, animate wars dean, te ponaased something like the battle between Dou Juan and the rodyer su ie! any mo , - ge dtury 1" cried th = whol’ re UriLrty oF wom LOOKING TOWARD THE RIVER. ih les and fury !"’ crie e captain, “Tha 8a WO Wink: vee me rey there is no fault—the little shambles, to which the ear of'a Chateaupers is Rr pray pe te for we presume that the ae ath ne - nee intelligen he og Phebus, has acovered bhatt ra “< mT ‘ Jehan, friend; Jehan, you know I -have an ag Thou darest not repeat it. Y fl a T : Claude rollag a about for a few momenta in thea ip clint yy Jena we have not. drunk . The captain gnashed his teath. Goblin-monk, dark h op h i Mice 3 ” soe have not one parisis Pay , phantom, superstitious tales—were all forgotten at the in od Nom the captain had bolted him, It was 1 “the > AB rma? of having well apent. the other moment. In his eyes it was but a man and an insult. t a ott mc as bu . + somommes leave in. the i s A « Bravely said 1” stammered he, Half chokéd with rage. roofabove the outer w. PEST sean: PA 31) | e hot sauce to the tabl tion of this k 1, b : at ieaion me truce to cross verbose Jehan. ina 0 + eoees eet a falterin Saar nde on woepadiote is Keune" Pc aa neither window we ne, have yc mene, money ret — have some, ie this very moment! draw raw | The blood nor logphole, and the inclined plane of the roof, would or, by he " yen, ou not pefmita person to stand u in it. d : pockets of “one of Clade a 2 a » the ae Cache me street that nee the: satan Sara inched a ‘és therefore ye Me a tie geet a ithe ait tet, Mth, whet he saw his yt eat the | ° Hiatt anderie at the other.’”’ a ancned cts t- Eis Healt soamags ee ite right; my dear friend Jehan, so it But, | the cena i Png tes 4 cebu dai a realy a tone ; ay "pst Je ta Hat for a, J sake | mbly Your vena it is, seven ae margin: ‘you forget your en spares aa a of the ge.hn st hy iy 0 ‘e , an wan one sou Ph guste ¢ order did he arr Hy i cae ee now—silence to the song, and attention to res gusta waren Feel Fa eral pias iene hi . fie allay. At those bf fap gree * rho Hi i ‘Witen it shall We the cats nt pe opped the weapon $ | stak B it. th t . & ae Area ty . w . tlie Rigg Soe an rh ea, yea oe as fo hn’ ne tide ; hence you will find mn eat to cut yo throat e waited ei ati da i terval Matt an although it be, ; ~~ | first go to your as rv appeare ‘age. i Shall chew firm an st, awe oe “Th * id as if see to capitulate | creak ; some one was coming he tr rik As if done by winter's bl: ** | with bin aoe dand a girl two delightful | # light was discernible. In the crazy. A: Then the folks from Arras, they , things to enconu er in a meeting; but I don’t see why | there was & crevice to wh pphed t Ki Mt Or the ice shall eradgy away.” ” rane d give up “one for the ot er when may have Buin. to spe hi bus: : g fire ina iit beat be da out with ee SCORERS. ee : Sot. your assignatio eer epened the unknown. epi est | hl: ‘Suen wpteh sont bin, reeling againes tiie wall where | .° any thanks, cena fox aur, sonctemye: web liad or Ike a See . |. he presently sunk gently by ioth the pavement of vo Fue cb apron’... is.very tru darkeud his eyes ; ne ies beat Heh ug “From a relic of | po ce ito slash and a ont lence te was with a. shin 4 satay : sever ~whiell ani pay Ay os Soe ote of q | button-holes yrs ‘edo t. n e about him fearon hir Hi) MI nner? Pi Sade solied debian Danone upon one © om — allowing me ong more agreeable 6 qu sae of - | ‘Nie those co ee of rome poor which’ Providence keeps ready th . ct and ope, to be ora to hee you ped in|” ‘ame He in the corn soma ef all the streets of Paris, and which the | te kenn ans Poor or gentent an ans w . alone, aren, oo. the , er by ‘the side | i 4 single. "Tha css wy RD head on an ine | damsels Wait a Little. But yo appear to be a iy Bo rye a snaiitel tha trastennts tot dis i ian ped <h cunee abate and t the scholar instantly | flow, and itis safestto pat off er acer ag ckle-bed at the further extremity of the garret. Hi bean ring ina magnificent Yet ve not the | morrow. So I shall go to my assi wie i side this bed wes window ; through an thy t me wh wt free from grin Soler ige he honnaf seven, qt purenoW.’ ere Le & tap which, broken like “a spider’s web by a shower in, tthe th devil’s cart picks the me 7 is forehead. ‘‘ Ah! ot! I must. ha ve Money a he could seé a patch ot aed and the moon ched on | Mii o peaaab rants the sleeping scholar, | ty a y he Thave not a single, sou a bed of light clouds. © Ht bam ti money,” said thestranger. The damsel was flushed, confused, palpitating, Her Ly iH kept fheying. hi bus felt the cold hand of the unknown slip into long, downcast eyelashes shaded her. crimsoned oa a ae for 1 ay lpless yout as if bse gé piece of money. He could not help taking’ The face, of the officer,*to which she durst ae if ti a deep ‘sigh, he the coin, and press proesine g that hand. her Tet, was radiant with delight. Uaaparsiaecie Hilf } By heaven!’ h ‘exclaimed, ‘you are 4 good Legh and with a charming semblance of ‘childis es she. Ht, captain. ig ea the be a " traced unmeaning lines on the lid of the Hy tI go te after them, if it 80 please We co! oon sia’ theatranger. “Prove to. me | tip of her finger, and then looked at the fi Ww hieb Hitt the ; bgt 31 was and that»you spoke the truth, | had beemthus employed. Her feet could, snr BeOR : wn | reaching. tne Rue St. Andre des Le Conceal biy™ Tegui corner, where 1 may see whether pypesetie goat was cowering upon them. rail i Phebus per oe one was fo ra b 5 girl is really the eo whose name pas mem ing dt chit-chat ig a very — place: sort of wii, Chinncig Pt on h Pcie he saw a kind of sh oned.”’ thing. It is a perpetual J love you aly bald bat) behind st oat the “ Oh !"’ replied Phabus, “that will make a ditfer eno to the parties concemed. Ta buh OX 7 ie figu¥e : Pes, saat, on the tr va n.| ence tome.” and naiph to indifferent. persons vin ot le Hi} : too. He f a a Pod hl” ‘‘Come along then,” rejoined the figure.”’ yo eee Claude, however, || said he to him Thre hots a si fe #0 es “At your service,” said the: $s mt ers ‘aught ferent ‘}\ He halted in. of the College of Ay anh he | I know, you may be the devil in pr but/ “ Ohi despise me not, Monseigh abe Pheabi, | had commenced w , i to the | Jet us be good friends to-night ; Kees motes will pay | girl, without care hereyes. ‘1 fear that ,tatue of Cardin rhe he ie 2 ht of the | you my debts, both of the p eword ie doing is wro _ porch, a looked around oegim. The st : as abso.’ They walked mp with hasty = fewi “Despise y u, my pretty dear,’’ replied the ae COMME DOO KSA(eCyag)