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he looked right and left upon the snow�察�nothing was to be seen。 He had not
dropped it in the streets。 Had it fallen in the house�拭�He would have liked
dearly to go in and see�察�but the idea of the grisly occupant unmanned him。
And he saw besides�察�as he drew near�察�that their efforts to put out the fire
had been unsuccessful�察�on the contrary�察�it had broken into a blaze�察�and a
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changeful light played in the chinks of door and window�察�and revived his
terror for the authorities and Paris gibbet。
He returned to the hotel with the porch�察 �and groped about upon the
snow for the money he had thrown away in his childish passion。 But he
could only find one white�察 �the other had probably struck sideways and
sunk deeply in。 With a single white in his pocket�察 �all his projects for a
rousing night in some wild tavern vanished utterly away。 And it was not
only pleasure that fled laughing from his grasp�察 �positive discomfort�察�
positive pain�察 �attacked him as he stood ruefully before the porch。 His
perspiration had dried upon him�察�and although the wind had now fallen�察�a
binding frost was setting in stronger with every hour�察 �and he felt
benumbed and sick at heart。 What was to be done�拭�Late as was the hour�察�
improbable as was his success�察 �he would try the house of his adopted
father�察�the chaplain of St。 Benoit。
He ran all the way�察 �and knocked timidly。 There was no answer。 He
knocked again and again�察�taking heart with every stroke�察�and at last steps
were heard approaching from within。 A barred wicket fell open in the iron´
studded door�察�and emitted a gush of yellow light。
;Hold up your face to the wicket�察─�said the chaplain from within。
;It's only me�察─�whimpered Villon。
;Oh�察�it's only you�察�is it�拭─�returned the chaplain�察�and he cursed him with
foul�察�unpriestly oaths for disturbing him at such an hour�察�and bade him be
off to hell�察�where he came from。
;My hands are blue to the wrist�察─�pleaded Villon�察 �my feet are dead
and full of twinges�察�my nose aches with the sharp air�察�the cold lies at my
heart。 I may be dead before morning。 Only this once�察�father�察�and�察�before
God�察�I will never ask again� ─�
;You should have come earlier�察─�said the ecclesiastic�察�coolly。 ;Young
men require a lesson now and then。; He shut the wicket and retired
deliberately into the interior of the house。
Villon was beside himself�察�he beat upon the door with his hands and
feet�察�and shouted hoarsely after the chaplain。
;Wormy old fox� ─ �he cried。 ;If I had my hand under your twist�察 �I
would send you flying headlong into the bottomless pit。;
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A door shut in the interior�察 �faintly audible to the poet down long
passages。 He passed his hand over his mouth with an oath。 And then the
humour of the situation struck him�察�and he laughed and looked lightly up
to heaven�察�where the stars seemed to be winking over his discomfiture。
What was to be done�拭�It looked very like a night in the frosty streets。
The idea of the dead woman popped into his imagination�察�and gave him a
hearty fright�察�what had happened to her in the early night might very well
happen to him before morning。 And he so young� �And with such immense
possibilities of disorderly amusement before him� �He felt quite pathetic
over the notion of his own fate�察�as if it had been some one else's�察�and made
a little imaginative vignette of the scene in the morning when they should
find his body。
He passed all his chances under review�察�turning the white between his
thumb and forefinger。 Unfortunately he was on bad terms with some old
friends who would once have taken pity on him in such a plight。 He had
lampooned them in verses�察�he had beaten and cheated them�察�and yet now�察�
when he was in so close a pinch�察�he thought there was at least one who
might perhaps relent。 It was a chance。 It was worth trying at least�察�and he
would go and see。
On the way�察�two little accidents happened to him which coloured his
musings in a very different manner。 For�察�first�察�he fell in with the track of a
patrol�察�and walked in it for some hundred yards�察�although it lay out of his
direction。 And this spirited him up�察�at least he had confused his trail�察�for he
was still possessed with the idea of people tracking him all about Paris
over the snow�察�and collaring him next morning before he was awake。 The
other matter affected him quite differently。 He passed a street´corner
where�察�not so long before�察�a woman and her child had been devoured by
wolves。 This was just the kind of weather�察 �he reflected�察 �when wolves
might take it into their heads to enter Paris again�察�and a lone man in these
deserted streets would run the chance of something worse than a mere
scare。 He stopped and looked upon the place with an unpleasant interestit
was a centre where several lanes intersected each other�察 �and he looked
down them all�察 �one after another�察 �and held his breath to listen�察 �lest he
should detect some galloping black things on the snow or hear the sound
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of howling between him and the river。 He remembered his mother telling
him the story and pointing out the spot�察 �while he was yet a child。 His
mother� �If he only knew where she lived�察�he might make sure at least of
shelter。 He determined he would inquire upon the morrow�察�nay�察�he would
go and see her�察 �too�察 �poor old girl� �So thinking�察 �he arrived at his
destinationhis last hope for the night。
The house was quite dark�察�like its neighbours�察�and yet after a few taps
he heard a movement overhead�察 �a door opening�察 �and a cautious voice
asking who was there。 The poet named himself in a loud whisper�察 �and
waited�察�not without some trepidation�察�the result。 Nor had he to wait long。
A window was suddenly opened�察 �and a pailful of slops splashed down
upon the door´step。 Villon had not been unprepared for something of the
sort�察 �and had put himself as much in shelter as the nature of the porch
admitted�察�but for all that he was deplorably drenched below the waist。 His
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