On emerging from the Bastille, Gringoire descended the Rue Saint-Antoine with the swiftness of a runaway horse. On arriving at the Baudoyer gate, he walked straight to the stone cross which rose in the middle of that place, as though he were able to distinguish in the darkness the figure of a man clad and cloaked in black, who was seated on the steps of the cross.
       "Is it you, master?" said Gringoire.
       The personage in black rose.
       "Death and passion! You make me boil, Gringoire. The man on the tower of Saint-Gervais has just cried half-past one o'clock in the morning."
       "Oh," retorted Gringoire, "'tis no fault of mine, but of the watch and the king. I have just had a narrow escape. I always just miss being hung. 'Tis my predestination."
       "You lack everything," said the other. "But come quickly. Have you the password?"
       "Fancy, master, I have seen the king. I come from him. He wears fustian breeches. 'Tis an adventure."
       "Oh! distaff of words! what is your adventure to me! Have you the password of the outcasts?"
       "I have it. Be at ease. 'Little sword in pocket.'"
       "Good. Otherwise, we could not make our way as far as the church. The outcasts bar the streets. Fortunately, it appears that they have encountered resistance. We may still arrive in time."
       "Yes, master, but how are we to get into Notre-Dame?"
       "I have the key to the tower."
       "And how are we to get out again?"
       "Behind the cloister there is a little door which opens on the Terrain and the water. I have taken the key to it, and I moored a boat there this morning."
       "I have had a beautiful escape from being hung!" Gringoire repeated.
       "Eh, quick! come!" said the other.
       Both descended towards the city with long strides.

Preface.
book first
   Chapter 1. The Grand Hall.
   Chapter II. Pierre Gringoire.
   Chapter III. Monsieur the Cardinal.
   Chapter IV. Master Jacques Coppenole.
   Chapter V. Quasimodo.
   Chapter VI. Esmeralda.
book second
   Chapter I. From Charybdis to Scylla.
   Chapter II. The Place de Greve.
   Chapter III. Kisses for Blows.
   Chapter IV. The Inconveniences of Following A Pretty Woman Through the Streets in the Evening.
   Chapter V. Result of the Dangers.
   Chapter VI. The Broken Jug.
   Chapter VII. A Bridal Night.
book third
   Chapter I. Notre-Dame.
   Chapter II. A Bird's-Eye View of Paris.
book fourth
   Chapter I. Good Souls.
   Chapter II. Claude Frollo.
   Chapter III. Immanis Pecoris Custos, Immanior Ipse.
   Chapter IV. The Dog and His Master.
   Chapter V. More About Claude Frollo.
   Chapter VI. Unpopularity.
book fifth
   Chapter I. Abbas Beati Martini.
   Chapter II. This Will Kill That.
book sixth
   Chapter I. An Impartial Glance at the Ancient Magistracy.
   Chapter II. The Rat-Hole.
   Chapter III. History of a Leavened Cake of Maize.
   Chapter IV. A Tear for a Drop of Water.
   Chapter V. End of the Story of the Cake.
book seventh
   Chapter I. The Danger of Confiding One's Secret to a Goat.
   Chapter II. A Priest and a Philosopher are Two Different Things.
   Chapter III. The Bells.
   Chapter IV. ANArKH.
   Chapter V. The Two Men Clothed in Black.
   Chapter VI. The Effect Which Seven Oaths in the Open Air can Produce.
   Chapter VII. The Mysterious Monk.
   Chapter VIII. The Utility of Windows Which Open on the River.
book eighth
   Chapter I. The Crown Changed into a Dry Leaf.
   Chapter II. Continuation of the Crown Which was Changed into a Dry Leaf.
   Chapter III. End of the CRown Which was Turned into a Dry Leaf.
   Chapter IV. Lasciate Ogni Speranza--Leave All Hope Behind, Ye Who Enter Here.
   Chapter V. The Mother.
   Chapter VI. Three Human Hearts Differently Constructed.
book ninth
   Chapter I. Delirium.
   Chapter II. Hunchbacked, One Eyed, Lame.
   Chapter III. Deaf.
   Chapter IV. Earthenware and Crystal.
   Chapter V. The Key to the Red Door.
   Chapter VI. Continuation of the Key to the Red Door.
book tenth
   Chapter I. Gringoire Has Many Good Ideas in Succession.--Rue des Bernardins.
   Chapter II. Turn Vagabond.
   Chapter III. Long Live Mirth.
   Chapter IV. An Awkward Friend.
   Chapter V. The Retreat in which Monsieur Louis of France Says His Prayers.
   Chapter VI. Little Sword in Pocket.
   Chapter VII. Chateaupers to the Rescue.
book eleventh
   Chapter I. The Little Shoe.
   Chapter II. The Beautiful Creature Clad in White. (Dante.)
   Chapter III. The Marriage of Phoebus.
   Chapter IV. The Marriage of Quasimodo.