Chapter 52
An Awkward Friend
That night, Quasimodo did not sleep. He had just made his last round of the church. He had not noticed, that at the moment when he was closing the doors, the archdeacon had passed close to him and betrayed some displeasure on seeing him bolting and barring with care the enormous iron locks which gave to their large leaves the solidity of a wall. Dom Claude’s air was even more preoccupied than usual. Moreover, since the nocturnal adventure in the cell, he had constantly abused Quasimodo, but in vain did he ill treat, and even beat him occasionally, nothing disturbed…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Practise Desire That Turns into Possession
Write six lines on An Awkward Friend: who looked, who was looked at, and what you would have refused. Keep it to this chapter.
Consider:
- •The working skill is Desire That Turns into Possession.
- •Use only beats from this chapter.
- •Name a cost, not the film.
Master this chapter. Complete your experience
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