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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
his victim's doublet。
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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
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