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admitted�察�but for all that he was deplorably drenched below the waist。 His 

hose began to freeze almost at once。 Death from cold and exposure stared 

him in the face�察�he remembered he was of phthisical tendency�察�and began 

coughing tentatively。 But the gravity of the danger steadied his nerves。 He 

stopped a few hundred yards from the door where he had been so rudely 

used�察�and reflected with his finger to his nose。 He could only see one way 

of getting a lodging�察�and that was to take it。 He had noticed a house not far 

away�察  �which   looked   as   if   it   might   be   easily   broken   into�察  �and   thither   he 

betook himself promptly�察�entertaining himself on the way with the idea of 

a room still hot�察�with a table still loaded with the remains of supper�察�where 

he might pass the rest of the black hours�察�and whence he should issue�察�on 

the morrow�察�with an armful of valuable plate。 He even considered on what 

viands and what wines he should prefer�察�and as he was calling the roll of 

his favourite dainties�察�roast fish presented itself to his mind with an odd 

mixture of amusement and horror。 

     ;I shall never finish that ballade�察─�he thought to himself�察�and then�察�with 

another shudder at the recollection�察 �Oh�察�damn his fat head� ─�he repeated�察�

fervently�察�and spat upon the snow。 

     The house in question looked dark at first sight�察�but as Villon made a 

preliminary   inspection   in   search   of   the   handiest   point   of   attack�察  �a   little 

twinkle of light caught his eye from behind a curtained window。 



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     ;The devil� ─�he thought。 ;People awake� �Some student or some saint�察�

confound the crew� �Can't they get drunk and lie in bed snoring like their 

neighbours�拭�What's   the   good   of   curfew�察  �and   poor   devils   of   bell´   ringers 

jumping at a rope's end in bell´towers�拭�What's the use of day�察�if people sit 

up all night�拭�The gripes to them� ─�He grinned as he saw where his logic 

was leading him。 ;Every man to his business�察�after all�察─�added he�察 �and if 

they're awake�察�by the Lord�察�I may come by a supper honestly for once�察�and 

cheat the devil。; 

     He   went   boldly   to   the   door   and   knocked   with   an   assured   hand。   On 

both previous occasions he had knocked timidly and with some dread of 

attracting   notice�察  �but   now   when   he   had   just   discarded   the   thought   of   a 

burglarious      entry�察  �knocking      at  a  door    seemed     a  mighty     simple    and 

innocent   proceeding。   The   sound   of   his   blows   echoed   through   the   house 

with thin�察�phantasmal reverberations�察�as though it were quite empty�察  �but 

these had scarcely died away before a measured tread drew near�察�a couple 

of bolts were withdrawn�察�and one wing was opened broadly�察�as though no 

guile or fear of guile were known to those within。 A tall figure of a man�察�

muscular   and   spare�察  �but   a   little   bent�察  �confronted   Villon。   The   head   was 

massive in bulk�察�but   finely sculptured�察�the nose blunt at the bottom�察 �but 

refining upward to where it joined a pair of strong and honest eyebrows�察�

the mouth and eyes surrounded with delicate markings�察�and the whole face 

based upon a thick white beard�察�boldly and squarely trimmed。 Seen as it 

was by the light of a flickering hand´ lamp�察�it looked perhaps nobler than 

it   had   a  right   to  do�察  �but  it  was   a   fine  face�察  �honourable     rather   than 

intelligent�察�strong�察�simple�察�and righteous。 

     ;You knock late�察�sir�察─�said the old man�察�in resonant�察�courteous tones。 

     Villon   cringed�察  �and   brought   up   many   servile   words   of   apology�察  �at   a 

crisis of this sort�察�the beggar was uppermost in him�察�and the man of genius 

hid his head with confusion。 

     ;You are cold�察─�repeated the old man�察 �and hungry�拭�Well�察�step in。; And 

he ordered him into the house with a noble enough gesture。 

     ;Some   great   seigneur�察─  �thought   Villon�察  �as   his   host�察  �setting   down   the 

lamp on the flagged pavement of the entry�察�shot the bolts once more into 

their places。 



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     ;You will pardon me if I go in front�察─�he said�察�when this was done�察�and 

he preceded the poet upstairs into a large apartment�察�warmed with a pan of 

charcoal and lit by a great lamp hanging from the roof。 It was very bare of 

furniture�察�only some gold plate on a sideboard�察�some folios�察�and a stand of 

armour between the windows。 Some smart tapestry hung upon the walls�察�

representing   the   crucifixion   of   our   Lord   in   one   piece�察  �and   in   another   a 

scene     of  shepherds    and   shepherdesses      by   a  running    stream。   Over    the 

chimney was a shield of arms。 

     ;Will you seat yourself�察─�said the old man�察 �and forgive me if I leave 

you�拭�I am alone in my house to´night�察�and if you are to eat I must forage 

for you myself。; 

     No   sooner   was   his   host   gone   than   Villon   leaped   from   the   chair   on 

which he had just seated himself�察�and began examining the room with the 

stealth   and   passion   of   a   cat。   He   weighed   the   gold   flagons   in   his   hand�察�

opened all the folios�察�and investigated the arms upon the shield�察�and the 

stuff with which the seats were lined。 He raised the window curtains�察�and 

saw that the windows were set with rich stained glass in figures�察�so far as 

he could see�察�of martial import。 Then he stood in the middle of the room�察�

drew a long breath�察�and retaining it with puffed cheeks�察�looked round and 

round   him�察  �turning   on   his   heels�察  �as   if   to   impress   every   feature   of   the 

apartment on his memory。 

     ;Seven pieces of plate�察─�he said。 ;If there had been ten�察�I would have 

risked it。 A fine house�察�and a fine old master�察�so help me all the saints� ─�

     And just then�察�hearing the old man's tread returning along the corridor�察�

he stole back to his chair�察�and began humbly toasting his wet legs before 

the charcoal pan。 

     His entertainer had a plate of meat in one hand and a jug of wine in the 

other。 He set down the plate upon the table�察�motioning Villon to draw in 

his chair�察�and going to the sideboard�察�brought back two goblets�察�which he 

filled。 

     ;I   drink   your   better   fortune�察─  �he   said   gravely�察  �touching   Villon's   cup 

with his own。 

     ;To our better acquaintance�察─�said the poet�察�growing bold。 A mere man 

of the people would have been awed by the courtesy of the old seigneur�察�



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but Villon was hardened in that matter�察�he had made mirth for great lords 

before now�察�and found them as black rascals as himself。 And so he devoted 

himself to the viands  
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