exeundi

Updated: January 14, 2026

Pro signo exeundi, sursum trahe, says the old Norman record. He who was touched by the iron weapon had no right but the right of obedience. To that mute order there was no reply. The harsh penalties of the English law threatened the refractory. Gwynplaine felt a shock under the rigid touch of the law; then he sat as though petrified.

Victor Hugo - The Man Who Laughs