The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda Part 96

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The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda



The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda Part 96


CLAUDE FROLLO.


Outrageous audacity!


QUASIMODO.


Moment of terror.


CLAUDE FROLLO.


To your knees, traitor!


QUASIMODO.


Pardon me, Master!


CLAUDE FROLLO.


No! I am a priest.


[_Claude Frollo tears off Quasimodos pontifical ornaments, and crushes them underfoot. The Vagrants begin to murmur; they form menacing groups around him; he looks at them angrily._


THE VAGRANTS.


He threatens us, O comrades!


Here in this place, Where we reign.


QUASIMODO.


What means the audacity Of these robbers?


They menace him, But we shall see!


CLAUDE FROLLO.


Race unclean, You menace me.


Robbers--Jews-- But we shall see!


[_The anger of The Vagrants bursts forth._


THE VAGRANTS.


Stop! stop! stop!


Down with the mar-joy!


He shall pay for it with his head; In vain he defends himself.


QUASIMODO.


Have respect for his head.


Let every one cease, Or I change this festival To a b.l.o.o.d.y battle.


CLAUDE FROLLO.


It is not about his head That Frollo is troubled.


[_Puts his hand on his heart._ There is the tempest, There is the battle!


[_At the moment when The Vagrants fury has reached its highest pitch, Clopin Frouillefou appears at the back of the stage_


CLOPIN.


Who in this infamous den Dares to attack my lord the Archdeacon, And Quasimodo, bell-ringer Of Notre Dame?


THE VAGRANTS (_subsiding_).


It is Clopin, our King!


CLOPIN.


Clowns! Be off!


THE VAGRANTS.


We must obey!


CLOPIN.


Leave us!


[_The Vagrants retire to their hovels. The Court of Miracles appears deserted. Clopin approaches Claude cautiously._


SCENE II


Claude Frollo, Quasimodo, Clopin Frouillefou


CLOPIN.


What purpose brings you to this orgy?


Has your lordship any orders to give me?


You are my master in sorcery; Speak--I will do all.


CLAUDE FROLLO (_grasping Clopins arm excitedly, and dragging him to the front of the stage_).


I have come to end all.


Listen!


CLOPIN.


My lord!







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