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Updated: May 3, 2025
"How well I remember that!" exclaimed Gisquette; "God on the cross, and the two thieves on the right and the left." Here the young gossips, growing warm at the memory of the entrance of monsieur the legate, both began to talk at once. "And, further on, at the Painters' Gate, there were other personages, very richly clad."
Our readers have been able to observe, that a certain amount of time must have already elapsed from the moment when Jupiter had retired beneath the tapestry to the instant when the author of the new morality had thus abruptly revealed himself to the innocent admiration of Gisquette and Lienarde.
"Do you promise us that this mystery will be fine?" said Gisquette. "Without doubt," he replied; then he added, with a certain emphasis, "I am the author of it, damsels." "Truly?" said the young girls, quite taken aback.
At that moment, he felt some one pluck at the hem of his surtout; he turned round, and not without ill-humor, and found considerable difficulty in smiling; but he was obliged to do so, nevertheless. It was the pretty arm of Gisquette la Gencienne, which, passed through the railing, was soliciting his attention in this manner. "Monsieur," said the young girl, "are they going to continue?"
"A plague on the stupid and dull-witted little girl!" he muttered, between his teeth. From that moment forth, Gisquette was nothing to him.
I am mistaken. The big, patient man, whom he had already consulted in a critical moment, had remained with his face turned towards the stage. As for Gisquette and Lienarde, they had deserted him long ago. Gringoire was touched to the heart by the fidelity of his only spectator.
Lienarde lowered her eyes modestly. Gisquette glanced at her and did the same. He continued, with a smile, "It was a very pleasant thing to see. To-day it is a morality made expressly for Madame the Demoiselle of Flanders." "Will they sing shepherd songs?" inquired Gisquette. "Fie!" said the stranger, "in a morality? you must not confound styles. If it were a farce, well and good."
This was very distressing. With the exception of Gisquette and Lienarde, who turned round from time to time when Gringoire plucked them by the sleeve; with the exception of the big, patient neighbor, no one listened, no one looked at the poor, deserted morality full face. Gringoire saw only profiles.
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