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sometimes   raised   its   voice   in   a   victorious   whoop�察  �and   made   sepulchral 

grumblings   in   the   chimney。   The   cold   was   growing   sharper   as   the   night 

went   on。   Villon�察  �protruding   his   lips�察  �imitated   the   gust   with   something 

between a whistle and a groan。 It was an eerie�察�uncomfortable talent of the 

poet's�察�much detested by the Picardy monk。 

     ;Can't   you   hear   it   rattle   in   the   gibbet�拭─  �said   Villon。   ;They   are   all 

dancing the devil's jig on nothing�察�up there。 You may dance�察�my gallants�察�

you'll be none the warmer。 Whew�察�what a gust� �Down went somebody just 

now�   �A   medlar   the   fewer   on   the   three´legged   medlar´tree�   �I   say�察  �Dom 

Nicolas�察�it'll be cold to´night on the St。 Denis Road�拭─�he asked。 

     Dom Nicholas winked both his big eyes�察  �and seemed   to choke   upon 

his Adam's apple。 Montfaucon�察�the great�察�grisly Paris gibbet�察�stood hard by 

the   St。   Denis   Road�察  �and   the   pleasantry   touched   him   on   the   raw。 As   for 

Tabary�察  �he   laughed   immoderately   over   the   medlars�察  �he   had   never   heard 

anything   more   light´hearted�察  �and   he   held   his   sides   and   crowed。   Villon 

fetched him a fillip on the nose�察�which turned his mirth into an attack of 



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coughing。 

     ;Oh�察�stop that row�察─�said Villon�察 �and think of rhymes to 'fish'� ─�

     ;Doubles or quits�拭�Said Montigny�察�doggedly。 

     ;With all my heart�察─�quoth Thevenin。 

     ;Is there any more in that bottle�拭─�asked the monk。 

     ;Open   another�察─  �said Villon。   ;How   do   you   ever   hope   to   fill   that   big 

hogshead�察  �your   body�察  �with   little   things   like   bottles�拭  �And   how   do   you 

expect to get to heaven�拭�How many angels�察�do you fancy�察�can be spared to 

carry up   a single   monk from  Picardy�拭  �Or do   you think   yourself   another 

Eliasand they'll send the coach for you�拭─�

     ;/Hominibus/ impossible�察─�replied the monk�察�as he filled his glass。 

     Tabary was in ecstasies。 

     Villon filliped his nose again。 

     ;Laugh at my jokes�察�if you like�察─�he said。 

     Villon made a face at him。 ;Think of rhymes to 'fish��' ; he said。 ;What 

have you to do with Latin�拭�You'll wish you knew none of it at the great 

assizes�察 �when   the  devil   calls   for  Guido Tabary�察  �/clericus/the  devil   with 

the humpback and red´hot fingernails。 Talking of the devil�察─�he added�察�in a 

whisper�察 �look at Montigny� ─�

     All   three   peered   covertly   at   the   gamester。   He   did   not   seem   to  be 

enjoying his luck。 His mouth was a little to a side�察�one nostril nearly shut�察�

and the other much inflated。 The black dog was on his back�察�as people say�察�

in terrifying nursery metaphor�察�and he breathed hard under the gruesome 

burden。 

     ;He   looks   as   if   he   could   knife   him�察─  �whispered   Tabary�察  �with   round 

eyes。 

     The monk shuddered�察�and turned his face and spread his open hands to 

the red embers。   It was the   cold that thus affected Dom  Nicolas�察�and   not 

any excess of moral sensibility。 

     ;Come now�察─�said Villon;about this ballade。 How does it run so far�拭─�

And beating time with his hand�察�he read it aloud to Tabary。 

     They     were    interrupted    at  the   fourth   rhyme    by   a   brief  and   fatal 

movement among the gamesters。 The round was completed�察�and Thevenin 

was   just   opening   his   mouth   to   claim   another   victory�察  �when   Montigny 



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leaped up�察�swift as an adder�察�and stabbed him to the heart。 The blow took 

effect   before   he   had   time   to   utter   a   cry�察  �before   he   had   time   to   move。 A 

tremor or two convulsed his frame�察�his hands opened and shut�察�his heels 

rattled on the floor�察�then his head rolled backward over one shoulder�察�with 

eyes wide   open�察�and Thevenin Pensete's   spirit had   returned to   Him  who 

made it。 

     Every one sprang to his feet�察�but the business was over in two twos。 

The four living fellows looked at each other in rather a ghastly fashion�察�the 

dead man contemplating a corner of the roof with a singular and ugly leer。 

     ;My God� ─�said Tabary�察�and he began to pray in Latin。 

     Villon broke out into hysterical laughter。 He came a step forward and 

ducked a ridiculous bow at Thevenin�察�and laughed still louder。 Then he sat 

down suddenly�察�all of a heap�察�upon a stool�察�and continued laughing bitterly�察�

as though he would shake himself to pieces。 

     Montigny recovered his composure first。 

     ;Let's   see   what   he   has   about   him�察─  �he   remarked�察  �and   he   picked   the 

dead man's pockets with a practised hand�察�and divided the money into four 

equal portions on the table。 ;There's for you�察─�he said。 

     The   monk   received his  share   with   a deep   sigh�察 �and   a single   stealthy 

glance at the dead Thevenin�察�who was beginning to sink into himself and 

topple sideways off the chair。 

     ;We're all in for it�察─�cried Villon�察�swallowing his mirth。 ;It's a hanging 

job for every man Jack of us that's herenot to speak of those who aren't。; 

He made a shocking gesture in the air with his raised right hand�察�and put 

out   his   tongue   and   threw   his   head   on   one   side�察  �so   as   to   counterfeit   the 

appearance of one who has been hanged。 Then he pocketed his share of 

the    spoil�察 �and    executed     a  shuffle   with   his   feet  as   if  to  restore   the 

circulation。 

     Tabary was the last to help himself�察�he made a dash at the money�察�and 

retired to the other end of the apartment。 

     Montigny stuck Thevenin upright in the chair�察�and drew out the dagger�察�

which was followed by a jet of blood。 

     ;You fellows had better be moving�察─�he said�察�as he wiped the blade on 

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     ;I think we had�察─�returned Villon�察�with a gulp。 ;Damn his fat head� ─�he 

broke   out。   ;It   sticks   in   my  throat   like   phlegm。  What   right   has   a   man   to 

have red hair when he is dead�拭─�And he fell all of a heap again upon the 

stool�察�and fairly covered his face with his hands。 

     Montigny       and   Dom      Nicolas    laughed     aloud�察  �even    Tabary    feebly 

chiming in。 

     ;Cry´baby� ─�said the monk。 

     ;I always said he was a woman�察─�added Montigny�察�with a sneer。 ;Sit 

up�察 �can't   you�拭─�he   went   on�察 �giving   another  shake  to   the  murdered   body。 

;Tread out that fire�察�Nick� ─�

     But Nick was better employed�察�he was quietly taking Villon's purse�察�as 

the poet sat�察�limp and trembling�察�on the stool where he had been making a 

ballade not three minutes b
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