gorets

Updated: May 18, 2025

Suddenly, beyond the silver web of curtain which the duchess had left partly open, a door, evidently concealed by the painted glass, opened wide, and there came floating into the room the refrain of an old French song, carolled at the top of a manly and joyous voice, "Trois petits gorets sur leur fumier Juraient comme de porteurs de chaise," and a man entered.

Victor Hugo - The Man Who Laughs