The Man of Meung

           Thecrowdwascaused,notbytheexpectationofamantobehanged,butbythecontemplationofamanwhowashanged.

           Thecarriage,whichhadbeenstoppedforaminute,resumeditsway,passedthroughthecrowd,threadedtheRueSt.Honore,turnedintotheRuedesBonsEnfants,andstoppedbeforealowdoor.

           Thedooropened;twoguardsreceivedBonacieuxintheirarmsfromtheofficerwhosupportedhim.Theycarriedhimthroughanalley,upaflightofstairs,anddepositedhiminanantechamber.

           Allthesemovementshadbeeneffectedmechanically,asfarashewasconcerned.Hehadwalkedasonewalksinadream;hehadaglimpseofobjectsasthroughafog.Hisearshadperceivedsoundswithoutcomprehendingthem;hemighthavebeenexecutedatthatmomentwithouthismakingasinglegestureinhisowndefenseorutteringacrytoimploremercy.

           Heremainedonthebench,withhisbackleaningagainstthewallandhishandshangingdown,exactlyonthespotwheretheguardsplacedhim.

           Onlookingaroundhim,however,ashecouldperceivenothreateningobject,asnothingindicatedthatherananyrealdanger,asthebenchwascomfortablycoveredwithawell-stuffedcushion,asthewallwasornamentedwithabeautifulCordovaleather,andaslargereddamaskcurtains,fastenedbackbygoldclasps,floatedbeforethewindow,heperceivedbydegreesthathisfearwasexaggerated,andhebegantoturnhisheadtotherightandtheleft,upwardanddownward.

           Atthismovement,whichnobodyopposed,heresumedalittlecourage,andventuredtodrawuponelegandthentheother.

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