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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 

hose began to freeze almost at 
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