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Chapter 11

           ArewestilllivinginthemonstroustimesoftheMiddleAges,whenvagabondswerepermittedtodisplayinourpublicplacesleprosyandscrofulastheyhadbroughtbackfromtheCrusades?"

           Or

           "Inspiteofthelawsagainstvagabondage,theapproachestoourgreattownscontinuetobeinfectedbybandsofbeggars.Someareseengoingaboutalone,andthesearenot,perhaps,theleastdangerous.Whatareouredilesabout?"

           ThenHomaisinventedanecdotes

           "Yesterday,bytheBois-Guillaumehill,askittishhorse"Andthenfollowedthestoryofanaccidentcausedbythepresenceoftheblindman.

           Hemanagedsowellthatthefellowwaslockedup.Buthewasreleased.Hebeganagain,andHomaisbeganagain.Itwasastruggle.Homaiswonit,forhisfoewascondemnedtolife-longconfinementinanasylum.

           Thissuccessemboldenedhim,andhenceforththerewasnolongeradogrunover,abarnburntdown,awomanbeatenintheparish,ofwhichhedidnotimmediatelyinformthepublic,guidedalwaysbytheloveofprogressandthehateofpriests.Heinstitutedcomparisonsbetweentheelementaryandclericalschoolstothedetrimentofthelatter;calledtomindthemassacreofSt.Bartholomewaproposofagrantofonehundredfrancstothechurch,anddenouncedabuses,airednewviews.Thatwashisphrase.Homaiswasdigginganddelving;hewasbecomingdangerous.

           However,hewasstiflinginthenarrowlimitsofjournalism,andsoonabook,aworkwasnecessarytohim.

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