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

and actualit is such a thin veil between them and their pleasures� �There is 

only one limit to their fortunethat of time�察�and a spendthrift with only a 

few crowns is the Emperor of Rome until they are spent。 For such a person 

to   lose   his   money   is   to   suffer   the   most   shocking   reverse�察  �and   fall   from 

heaven to hell�察�from all to nothing�察�in a breath。 And all the more if he has 

put his head in the halter for it�察�if he may be hanged to´morrow for that 

same   purse�察  �so   dearly   earned�察  �so   foolishly   departed�   �Villon   stood   and 

cursed�察�he threw the two whites into the street�察�he shook his fist at heaven�察�

he   stamped�察  �and   was   not   horrified   to   find   himself   trampling   the   poor 

corpse。 Then he began rapidly to retrace his steps toward the house beside 

the cemetery。 He had forgotten all fear of the patrol�察�which was long gone 

by at any rate�察�and had no idea but that of his lost purse。 It was in vain that 

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 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 

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