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     ;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 

ballade not three minutes before。 Montigny and Tabary dumbly demanded 

a share of the booty�察�which the monk silently promised as he passed the 

little   bag   into   the   bosom   of   his   gown。   In   many   ways   an   artistic   nature 

unfits a man for practical existence。 

     No sooner had the theft been accomplished than Villon shook himself�察�

jumped to his feet�察�and began helping to scatter and extinguish the embers。 

Meanwhile        Montigny   opened       the  door   and   cautiously   peered     into  the 

street。 The coast was clear�察�there was no meddlesome patrol in sight。 Still 

it was judged wiser to slip out severally�察�and as Villon was himself in a 

hurry to escape from the neighbourhood of the dead Thevenin�察�and the rest 

were in a still greater hurry to get rid of him before he should discover the 

loss of his money�察�he was the first by general consent to issue forth into 

the street。 

     The wind had triumphed and swept all the clouds from heaven。 Only a 

few vapours�察�as thin as moonlight�察�fleeted rapidly across the stars。 It was 

bitter cold�察�and�察�by a common optical effect�察�things seemed almost more 

definite than in the broadest daylight。 The sleeping city was absolutely still�察�

a company of white hoods�察�a field full of little alps�察�below the twinkling 

stars。    Villon   cursed    his  fortune。    Would     it  were   still  snowing�     �Now�察�

wherever  he   went�察  �he   left   an   indelible   trail   behind   him  on   the   glittering 

streets�察   �wherever     he  went�察   �he  was    still  tethered  to  the   house    by  the 

cemetery   of   St。   John�察  �wherever   he   went�察  �he   must   weave�察  �with   his   own 



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plodding feet�察�the rope that bound him to the crime and would bind him to 

the    gallows。    The   leer  of  the   dead   man    came    back   to  him    with   new 

significance。 He snapped his fingers as if to pluck up his own spirits�察�and�察�

choosing a street at random�察�stepped boldly forward in the snow。 

     Two things preoccupied him as he went�此�the aspect of the gallows at 

Montfaucon in this bright�察�windy phase of the night's existence�察�for one�察�

and for another�察�the look of the dead man with his bald head and garland 

of red curls。 Both struck cold upon his heart�察�and he kept quickening his 

pace as if he could escape from unpleasant thoughts by mere fleetness of 

foot。 Sometimes he looked back over his shoulder with a sudden nervous 

jerk�察�but he was the only moving thing in the white streets�察�except when 

the   wind   swooped   round   a   corner   and   threw   up   the   snow�察  �which   was 

beginning to freeze�察�in spouts of glittering dust。 

     Suddenly he saw�察�a long way before him�察�a black clump and a couple 

of lanterns。 The clump was in motion�察�and the lanterns swung as though 

carried    by   men    walking。    It  was   a  patrol。   And    though    it  was  merely 

crossing   his   line   of   march   he   judged   it   wiser   to   get   out   of   eyeshot   as 

speedily as he could。 He was not in the humour to be challenged�察�and he 

was conscious of making a very conspicuous mark upon the snow。 Just on 

his left hand there stood a great hotel�察�with some turrets and a large porch 

before the door�察�it was half ruinous�察�he remembered�察�and had long stood 

empty�察�and so he made three steps of it�察�and jumped into the shelter of the 

porch。  It   was   pretty  dark   inside�察  �after   the   glimmer   of   the   snowy  streets�察�

and he was groping forward with outspread hands�察�when he stumbled over 

some   substance   which   offered   an   indescribable   mixture   of   resistances�察�

hard   and   soft�察 �firm  and   loose。  His heart   gave   a leap�察 �and he   sprang two 

steps back and stared dreadfully at the obstacle。 Then he gave a little laugh 

of relief。 It was only a woman�察�and she dead。 He knelt beside her to make 

sure upon this latter point。 She was freezing cold�察�and rigid like a stick。 A 

little ragged finery fluttered in the wind about her hair�察�and her cheeks had 

been heavily rouged that same afternoon。 Her pockets were quite empty�察�

but in her stocking�察�underneath the garter�察�Villon found two of the small 

coins   that   went   by   the   name   of   whites。   It   was   little   enough�察  �but   it   was 

always something�察�and the poet was moved with a deep sense of pathos 



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that she should have died before she had spent her money。 That seemed to 

him a dark and pitiable mystery�察�and he looked from the coins in his hand 

to the dead woman�察�and back again to the coins�察�shaking his head over the 

riddle of man's life。 Henry V。 of England�察�dying at Vincennes just after he 

had conquered France�察�and   this poor jade   cut off by a   cold draught in   a 

great man's doorway before she had time to spend her couple of whitesit 

seemed a cruel way to carry on the world。 Two whites would have taken 

such a little while to squander�察�and yet it would have been one more good 

taste in the   mouth�察�one more   smack   of   the lips�察�before the devil   got  the 

soul�察�and the body was left to birds and vermin。 He would like to use all 

his tallow before the light was blown out and the lantern broken。 

     While these thoughts were passing through his mind�察�he was feeling�察�

half   mechanically�察  �for   his   purse。   Suddenly   his   heart   stopped   beating�察  �a 

feeling   of   cold   scales   passed   up   the   back   of   his   legs�察  �and   a   cold   blow 

seemed to fall upon his scalp。 He stood petrified for a moment�察�then he felt 

again with one feverish movement�察�then his loss burst upon him�察�and he 

was covered at once with perspiration。 To spendthrifts money is so living 

and actuali

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