Early in the morning, homes and shops were closed, and men and women flocked to three designated places from all directions. Some people go to see a bonfire, or enjoy the Maytree, or watch a miracle show. Most people go to see the bonfire because it is in season; Or go to see a miracle play, because it is performed in the hall of the judicial palace, which can shelter you from the wind and rain. They knew that the Flemish delegation that arrived two days ago would come to the theater to watch the election of the ugly king in the same hall.
Thousands of kindly-looking citizens stared at the Palace of Justice.
In the center of the main entrance hall, there is a stand covered with gold thread tapestry against the wall. Its special entrance is the window of the magnificent dormitory, which is specially used to receive Flemish envoys and other important people invited to watch miracle plays.
Miracle stills will be staged on that marble box. To this end, the stone case was arranged early in the morning, and the major case was covered with the heels of the ministers of the Justice Palace. A fairly high wooden cage was built on it, and the roof was used as a stage, which could be seen by the whole lobby. The wooden cage was surrounded by curtains and served as the dressing room for the actors.
Four policemen under the officials of the Justice Palace guarded the four corners of the marble case. On holidays or execution days, they are always sent to the scene to monitor people's entertainment activities.
Wait until noon, when the clock of Justice Palace strikes twelve, and the play can begin. Of course, it's too late to go to the theatre now, but you must adapt to the time of foreign missions.
The audience was bustling and arrived early in the morning, and now they have to wait. Many of these honest people are very busy, and they came to the big steps of the judicial palace at dawn, shivering with cold. Several people even claimed that they stayed up all night in the doorway just to rush in for the first batch. People gathered more and more, as if water overflowed the boundary, began to overflow the walls, flooded the columns, and rose to the top of the columns, the eaves and windowsills of the walls, all the prominent parts of the building and all the raised reliefs. So many people were locked up in the lobby, one after another, and some were trampled out of breath, complaining. However, the foreign mission arrived late, and everyone was tired and tired of waiting, feeling miserable. What's more, on this day, we can make a scene at will. Therefore, whoever pokes his elbow with an iron palm and steps on his shoes will find fault and quarrel. Complaints and curses came and went, cursing the Flemish people, the Governor-General, Cardinal Bourbon, officials of the Judicial Palace, Princess Margaret Of Austria, police officers who enforced the law, bad weather, Parisian bishops, ugly kings, big columns, statues and closed doors. And a group of students and servants mixed in the crowd kept mocking and adding fuel to the fire, which aroused everyone's anger and impatience.
At this moment, the noon bell rang.
"ha! ..... "Everyone shouted with one voice.
The students also fell silent. Then, the whole audience was in chaos, shaking their heads, stretching their legs, coughing and blowing their noses, like an explosion. Everyone wants to find a good position and stand on tiptoe in groups of three or five. Then, the audience was quiet again, people craned their necks and opened their mouths, and all eyes turned to the marble box. However, nothing appeared. Four policemen have been standing there, stiff as four painted sculptures. Then, the audience's eyes moved to the special seat of the Flemish mission. The door over there is still closed and the stands are still empty. There are so many people in the lobby that they have been waiting for three things since early in the morning: noon, Flemish mission and miracle play. Now, only come on time at noon.
This is too much.
I waited another minute, two minutes, three minutes, five minutes, a quarter of an hour, but nothing happened. The stands are still empty and the stage is still silent. At this time, people's anxiety turned into anger. Angry words began to spread in the stadium, and a storm hovered over people's heads. John Mill first triggered a flash of lightning:
"Miracle drama, let the Flemish go to hell!" Hold your breath and shout.
The audience applauded. Everyone also shouted:
"Miracle play, show the Flemish GREAT GHOST boy!"
"We demand that the miracle play begin at once." John, the miller, roared, "Otherwise, we will hang the judge on the spot and count it as a comedy and a moral drama!" "
"Well said!" They shouted again, "Let's hang some of his guards first!"
The audience cheered immediately. The four poor wretches looked at each other in utter amazement. The crowd pushed past, and the four guys saw that the thin wooden fence had been bent and was about to break. The situation is very urgent.
"Set them up! Set it up! " There were shouts in all directions.
Just then, the curtain of the dressing room described above suddenly opened and a man emerged from it. When they saw him, they seemed to be enchanted, and their anger turned into curiosity.
"Silence! Silence! "
The man looked flustered and trembled all over. He bowed as he walked, and the closer he got to the front, the more he bowed until he reached the edge of the marble box.
At this time, the venue gradually quieted down.
"Citizens and gentlemen," said the man, "citizens and ladies, we are extremely honored to recite and perform a wonderful moral drama in front of the cardinal, called" The Judgment of Our Lady ". I played Jupiter. At present, the cardinal is accompanying the distinguished envoy sent by the Archduke of Austria to listen to the president's speech in Bodmen, so there is a slight delay. As soon as Cardinal Faga arrives, we will start. "
As a result, his voice was drowned in thunderous boos.
"Right away! Miracle play! The miracle play will begin soon! " The audience burst into laughter.
"Start at once!" Miller John's screams drowned out all the voices.
"Down with Jupiter! Down with Cardinal Bourbon! " Robin Pushpan and other students standing on the windowsill are also shouting.
"Put on a moral drama right away!" The audience echoed, "right away! Play now! Otherwise, prepare bags and ropes for actors and cardinals! "
Poor Jupiter was terrified out of his wits and stood there, blushing, pale and losing his thunderbolt. He took off his helmet, bowed repeatedly, and trembled and stammered, "My Lord ... Mission ... Princess Margaret of Flanders ..." He was incoherent. After all, he was afraid of being hanged.
He is in a dilemma: wait, he will be hanged by the people, but wait, he will be hanged by the cardinal. There is no choice but to see the abyss and the gallows on both sides.
Fortunately, someone stepped forward and relieved him.
It turned out that the man was thin and long, completely covered by the pillar on which he was leaning, and no one saw him. He is tall and thin, pale, blond and young, but his forehead and face are wrinkled, his eyes are bright, his mouth is smiling and he is wearing a shabby robe. At this moment, he went to the marble box and waved to the poor guy. However, this guy was so scared that he didn't see anything.
The newcomer took another step forward and said, "Jupiter! Dear Jupiter! "
Jupiter heard nothing.
The tall blond man was impatient and shouted under his nose:
"Michelle Gibona!"
"Who is calling me?" Jupiter spoke as if waking from a dream.
"It's me." The man in black replied.
"Oh!" Jupiter exclaimed.
"Let's start at once!" The man said, "satisfy the people first." I will ask the judge to calm down, and then the judge will ask the cardinal to calm down. "
Jupiter has just regained his breath.
"Citizens," he shouted with all his might, "the performance is about to begin."
"good! Ok! " The audience shouted.
At this time, the stranger who "calmed the storm" returned to the shadow of the pillar.
"Master." One of the women asked him to come over.
"You shut up! Keith Kate "
"Sir." So Learnard cried again.
The stranger approached the railing and asked politely:
"Miss, what do you want me to do?"
"well! You must know the soldier who plays the virgin in the miracle play, right? "
"You mean to play the role of Jupiter? That's Michelle Gibona, "replied the stranger. "yes, miss."
"His beard is so proud!" Learnard praised.
"Will the play they are going to perform be wonderful?" Kate asked timidly.
"Very wonderful, miss." The stranger answered without hesitation.
"What's the play?" Learnard asked again.
"It's not bad to perform the moral drama The Judgment of the Virgin Mary, is it, miss?"
"This is your guarantee. Today's miracle play is very beautiful, isn't it? " Kate said.
"There is no doubt." The man replied. Then, he added with reservations: "Ladies, I am a playwright."
"Really?" The two girls were very surprised and asked in unison.
"Really!" There are two of us. Another man, John marchand, sawed boards and set up a stage. The carpenter does all the work, while I write the script. The next name is Pierre Gringoire. "
The treble and bass instruments immediately played music in the wooden frame of the stage. At this time, the curtain was also lifted, and four people came out, one by one dressed in colorful clothes and with powder makeup on their faces. They climbed onto the stage from the steep ladder and lined up to bow deeply to the audience. Then the band stopped playing and the miracle play began.
The author saw the audience holding their breath, thinking a lot, and the words were well-expressed, which naturally intoxicated him. Admirable Pierre Gringoire!
Unexpectedly, this intoxicated state was quickly disrupted, which was really hard to say.
Suddenly, the door of the VIP table opened-it has been closed and disgraceful, and it is even more disgraceful to open it at this moment. -The doorman suddenly announced: "Cardinal Bourbon is here!"
His worst fears really happened. As soon as the cardinal entered the arena, the whole hall was stirred up, all heads turned to the stands, and all mouths kept repeating: "Cardinal! Cardinal! " It was deafening, and the prelude to misfortune was suddenly interrupted.
The cardinal stopped at the gate of the stands for a moment. His eyes were quite cold, and he scanned the whole room, so the whole room boiled. Everyone scrambled to get a good look at him from the shoulders of people on both sides.
He is really a big shot!
At this time, the official at the door clearly knew: "The special envoy of the Austrian Grand Duke has arrived!" The cardinal looked back at the door with a very warm smile on his face (you should know that he is well trained). Needless to say, all the audience turned away.
A play was ruined. The beauty of this play lies in the audience's lack of feeling and understanding. Since the cardinal appeared on the stage, there seems to be an invisible Moline, and all eyes suddenly attracted to the stands from the marble case, from the southern end of the hall to the west side. No one can get rid of the magic in the audience. All eyes are fixed on it, always distracted by newcomers, their fucking names, their looks and their clothes. It's really sad. Glen ancient tile from time to time to pull Kate and Learnard sleeve, but, in addition to two girls and a patient fat man, who also didn't go to the opera, don't even really look at it. This poor fable was despised.
The monologue of the door official's ghost calling God's howl finally stopped. When all the distinguished guests arrived, Granguwa breathed a sigh of relief. The actors tried to stick to it. Unexpectedly, the boss of Coponole, who sells socks, stood up and made a heinous speech with the audience's full attention:
"Citizens and gentlemen of Paris, I don't know what we are all doing here. I did see that corner. It seems that someone is going to fight on that table. I don't know if it's a mystery play or a miracle play, but it doesn't seem interesting. They are just bickering and can't play any tricks anymore. I waited here for a quarter of an hour to see which of them would start first, but there was no chance. They are cowards, and they only curse! If you want to watch the fun, you should invite gladiators from London or Rotterdam. That would be fun! Boxing can be heard in the square. But these guys really don't look alike. Even if you jump on the moor
Granguwa wanted to refute him. However, he became angry from embarrassment and was speechless for a while. What's more, when the citizens heard that they were called "gentlemen", they were all in heaven, and they immediately enthusiastically supported the popular sock dealer's initiative. Whoever comes out against it is in vain, so we have to obey the big stream. Grand ancient tile put his hand over his face, wishing he could not be like Mount.
In a blink of an eye, everything is ready and can be carried out according to Coponor's method. Those citizens, students and small files began to work. The chapel opposite the marble case was quite suitable, so it was chosen as the stage for performing grotesque. There is a beautiful petal lattice window above the lintel. Just break a piece of glass, and the stone carving round frame will be connected inside and outside. Participants put their heads out of the round hole as required. I don't know where I got two vats, and they were piled together so that the racer could reach the window when he boarded it. There is also a rule that all contestants, male or female (or an ugly king may be elected), must cover their faces and hide in a small church, and then suddenly appear when it is their turn to make a strange face, which can give people a brand-new feeling. After a while, the small church was crowded with competitors and the door closed at once.
Coponor gave orders from his seat, unified command and unified arrangement. The grimace performance begins. The first face poked its head out of the window, its red eyelids turned outwards, its mouth was wide to the ears, and its forehead wrinkles overlapped.
This carnival is getting more and more Flemish. In various ways.
"alas! Damn it! "
"Look at that face!"
"That's worthless."
"Next!"
"Ji Ye Matt Mojabi, look at that bull's head, it's just a long horn. Don't find him as a husband! "
"Next!"
"The Pope's belly! What's strange about this? "
"hector-hey! This is a scam! They should show their true colors! "
"perrett Callaport, such a bitch, is really good at this!"
"wonderful! How nice! "
"I can't breathe with laughter!"
"The other guy, he can't even stick out his ears!"
Wait, there are endless streams.
However, we should treat our friend John fairly. In the noise of this group of demons dancing, he is still winding around the top of the column, like a trainee sailor on a horn sail. I saw his hands and feet kicking around, his mouth wide open, and he made a cry that people could not hear. Not because he was drowned out by the noisy sound, but because his shouts probably reached the limit of the shrill sound that could be heard, that is, Sauveur.
Besides, Granguwa. After a period of depression, he rallied against adversity and told his actor, the talking machine, for the third time: "Go on!" Then, he strode back and forth in front of the marble case, and it suddenly occurred to him: why not show up at the window of the small church and play with these ungrateful people even if he made a face? "It can't be done, can't argue with them, don't need revenge! We must persist in fighting to the end! " He encouraged himself again and again: "Poetry has a great influence on the people, and I am sure I can bring them back. We will see whether grimaces or serious literature prevail. "
Alas! He is the only one who stayed to see his play.
The situation is worse than before, and now he can only see everyone's back.
What I said is not accurate. There is another person who is still facing the stage, that is, the patient and the fat man he consulted at a critical moment just now. However, two girls, Kate and Leonard, have slipped away.
With such a loyal audience, Glenn Guwaming felt deeply inside. He walked over and saw the old man dozing off on the railing. He shook his arm and said:
"Thank you, sir."
"For what, sir?" Fat man hit it.
"I know what bothers you," added the poet. "It's the noise over there that prevents you from enjoying the play. However, please rest assured that your name will be immortal. May I know your name? "
"I'm Renaud Chateau, the handprint officer of the Paris Castle."
"Sir, here, you are the only representative of the muse."
"I'm flattered, sir." Dabao's handprint officer replied.
"Only you are serious about go to the opera," Granguwa added. "What do you think?"
"oh! Oh! " The fat man was still sleepy and replied, "It's quite cheerful."
Glen ancient tile also have to be satisfied with this compliment. What's more, applause and cheers interrupted their conversation at this time. The ugly king has been elected.
"wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! " There were screams in all directions.
Sure enough, a stunning face emerged from the window of the petal lattice and was dazzled for a while. A while ago, those pentagons, hexagons, and all kinds of grotesque ugliness emerged from the window one after another, which were not ideal. It should be noted that in the frenzied atmosphere, the imagination of the masses has reached a bizarre level and has its own standards. When they saw the last strange face, they were dazzled and applauded. Even Coponor clapped his hands.
The audience unanimously cheered and passed, and everyone rushed to the chapel to show off the lucky ugly king. In this way, surprise and admiration reached the extreme-the face turned out to be his true colors.
More precisely, he looks strange all over. Brown-red hair stands upright on the big head; A big hunchback protrudes between the two arms, keeping balance with the raised chicken breast; From the hip bone to the calf, the whole lower limb is completely dislocated, and only the knee can barely touch it. Seen from the front, the legs are like two curved sickles with closed handles; Feet are fat and wide, hands are surprisingly big; But the whole deformity has an indescribable and frightening strength, agility and courage, which can be said to be a strange exception, which violates the eternal law of the ugly king that "both strength and beauty come from harmony".
Like a giant pieced together by pieces.
Like a giant cooking rope.
"That's quasimodo, the bell ringer! That's quasimodo, the camel of Notre Dame! Quasimodo Cyclops! Quasimodo bowlegged! Wonderful! Wonderful! "
This time, everyone stayed at a respectful distance from each other, keeping a distance of at least fifteen steps and forming a circle around this strange man. An old woman explained to Coponor that quasimodo was deaf.
"deaf!" The sock seller was a Flemish who smiled rudely and said, "Damn it! This ugly king is so perfect! "
At this time, all beggars, servants, pickpockets and students gathered together, lined up to the clerk's office of the judicial palace, opened the filing cabinet, found cardboard, and made a crown and a ridiculous robe for the ugly king. Quasimodo quietly asked others to put it on for him, but in his meekness, he showed an air of awe. Then, everyone asked him to sit on a colorful stretcher, carried by 12 knights of the madman club. Cyclops looked at these men's beautiful, tall and straight, beautiful heads, all at their deformed feet, and their gloomy faces could not help but smile, revealing a bitter and contemptuous look of joy. The ragged and noisy team began to March. It is customary to walk around the corridor of the Palace of Justice before marching in the streets.
We are pleased to tell readers that Granguwa and his plays are consistent in the above scenes. With his encouragement, the actors continued to perform, and he himself continued to perform in To the Opera House. No matter how noisy the audience is, he is not discouraged and is determined to stick to it. He thinks the audience's attention will be diverted. He looked at quasimodo, Coppolo and the noisy and ugly king's attendants, and then walked out of the hall loudly. The light of hope in his heart is heavy and shining. Then the audience ran out, too. "Well," Granguwa said to himself, "all the troublemakers are gone!" Unfortunately, however, the troublemaker is the audience. In an instant, everyone in the hall ran away.
"Students!" A naughty boy by the window suddenly cried, "Esmeralda! Esmeralda is in the square! "
The name is amazing. Everyone in the hall ran to the window, climbed the wall, looked out and repeatedly said, "Esmeralda! Esmeralda! "
At the same time, there was warm applause outside.
"Esmeralda, what does this mean?" Grand ancient tile hands folded, said sadly, "oh! Jesus Christ. Now, the good play seems to be on the window again. "
He turned to look at the marble box and found that the performance was interrupted again. Jupiter suddenly appeared, but the actor was standing under the stage.
"Michelle Gibona!" The poet roared, "What are you standing there staring at? Forget the role? Climb up quickly! "
"alas!" Jupiter replied, "The ladder made the students move away."
Glen ancient tile looked, this is true. The connection between the joints and the ending of his play was completely cut off.
"Xiongnu boy! Why did he move the ladder? " He mumbled another word.
"It's good to climb up and see Esmeralda." Jupiter replied gloomily, "He said,' Gee, this ladder is useless!'" "I moved away conveniently."
This last blow, Granguwa had to accept.
"You all go to hell!" He said to the actors, "If I get paid, I will have your share."
So he bowed his head and retreated, but behind the house, he was like a general fighting bloody battles.
The stairs of the judicial palace turned a thousand times. As he went downstairs, he muttered, "These Parisians are really a bunch of donkeys and pigs! They came to listen to the miracle play, but they didn't listen at all! They are interested in all kinds of people, including Kruban Trouvat Fu, Cardinal, Copnoel, quasimodo and the devil! Not interested in the virgin Mary! If I had known this, I would have prepared more chicks, Maria, these idle people! As for me, I came to see the faces of the audience, but I only saw my back! As a poet, but like a dog skin plaster seller! No wonder Homer made a living by begging and traveled all over Greek villages and towns!