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Original Text | Modern Text |
“Did the man run away, Dolt, when we stopped for the drag?” | “Did the man run away, Dolt, when we stopped for the drag?” |
“Monseigneur, he precipitated himself over the hill-side, head first, as a person plunges into the river.” | “Monseigneur, he precipitated himself over the hill-side, head first, as a person plunges into the river.” |
“See to it, Gabelle. Go on!” | “See to it, Gabelle. Go on!” |
The half-dozen who were peering at the chain were still among the wheels, like sheep; the wheels turned so suddenly that they were lucky to save their skins and bones; they had very little else to save, or they might not have been so fortunate. | The half-dozen who were peering at the chain were still among the wheels, like sheep; the wheels turned so suddenly that they were lucky to save their skins and bones; they had very little else to save, or they might not have been so fortunate. |
The burst with which the carriage started out of the village and up the rise beyond, was soon checked by the steepness of the hill. Gradually, it subsided to a foot pace, swinging and lumbering upward among the many sweet scents of a summer night. The postilions, with a thousand gossamer gnats circling about them in lieu of the Furies, quietly mended the points to the lashes of their whips; the valet walked by the horses; the courier was audible, trotting on ahead into the dun distance. | The burst with which the carriage started out of the village and up the rise beyond, was soon checked by the steepness of the hill. Gradually, it subsided to a foot pace, swinging and lumbering upward among the many sweet scents of a summer night. The postilions, with a thousand gossamer gnats circling about them in lieu of the Furies, quietly mended the points to the lashes of their whips; the valet walked by the horses; the courier was audible, trotting on ahead into the dun distance. |
At the steepest point of the hill there was a little burial-ground, with a Cross and a new large figure of Our Saviour on it; it was a poor figure in wood, done by some inexperienced rustic carver, but he had studied the figure from the life—his own life, maybe—for it was dreadfully spare and thin. | At the steepest point of the hill there was a little burial-ground, with a Cross and a new large figure of Our Saviour on it; it was a poor figure in wood, done by some inexperienced rustic carver, but he had studied the figure from the life—his own life, maybe—for it was dreadfully spare and thin. |
To this distressful emblem of a great distress that had long been growing worse, and was not at its worst, a woman was kneeling. She turned her head as the carriage came up to her, rose quickly, and presented herself at the carriage-door. | To this distressful emblem of a great distress that had long been growing worse, and was not at its worst, a woman was kneeling. She turned her head as the carriage came up to her, rose quickly, and presented herself at the carriage-door. |
“It is you, Monseigneur! Monseigneur, a petition.” | “It is you, Monseigneur! Monseigneur, a petition.” |
With an exclamation of impatience, but with his unchangeable face, Monseigneur looked out. | With an exclamation of impatience, but with his unchangeable face, Monseigneur looked out. |
“How, then! What is it? Always petitions!” | “How, then! What is it? Always petitions!” |
“Monseigneur. For the love of the great God! My husband, the forester.” | “Monseigneur. For the love of the great God! My husband, the forester.” |
“What of your husband, the forester? Always the same with you people. He cannot pay something?” | “What of your husband, the forester? Always the same with you people. He cannot pay something?” |
“He has paid all, Monseigneur. He is dead.” | “He has paid all, Monseigneur. He is dead.” |
“Well! He is quiet. Can I restore him to you?” | “Well! He is quiet. Can I restore him to you?” |
“Alas, no, Monseigneur! But he lies yonder, under a little heap of poor grass.” | “Alas, no, Monseigneur! But he lies yonder, under a little heap of poor grass.” |
“Well?” | “Well?” |
“Monseigneur, there are so many little heaps of poor grass?” | “Monseigneur, there are so many little heaps of poor grass?” |
“Again, well?” | “Again, well?” |
She looked an old woman, but was young. Her manner was one of passionate grief; by turns she clasped her veinous and knotted hands together with wild energy, and laid one of them on the carriage-door—tenderly, caressingly, as if it had been a human breast, and could be expected to feel the appealing touch. | She looked an old woman, but was young. Her manner was one of passionate grief; by turns she clasped her veinous and knotted hands together with wild energy, and laid one of them on the carriage-door—tenderly, caressingly, as if it had been a human breast, and could be expected to feel the appealing touch. |
“Monseigneur, hear me! Monseigneur, hear my petition! My husband died of want; so many die of want; so many more will die of want.” | “Monseigneur, hear me! Monseigneur, hear my petition! My husband died of want; so many die of want; so many more will die of want.” |
“Again, well? Can I feed them?” | “Again, well? Can I feed them?” |
“Monseigneur, the good God knows; but I don’t ask it. My petition is, that a morsel of stone or wood, with my husband’s name, may be placed over him to show where he lies. Otherwise, the place will be quickly forgotten, it will never be found when I am dead of the same malady, I shall be laid under some other heap of poor grass. Monseigneur, they are so many, they increase so fast, there is so much want. Monseigneur! Monseigneur!” | “Monseigneur, the good God knows; but I don’t ask it. My petition is, that a morsel of stone or wood, with my husband’s name, may be placed over him to show where he lies. Otherwise, the place will be quickly forgotten, it will never be found when I am dead of the same malady, I shall be laid under some other heap of poor grass. Monseigneur, they are so many, they increase so fast, there is so much want. Monseigneur! Monseigneur!” |
Original Text | Modern Text |
“Did the man run away, Dolt, when we stopped for the drag?” | “Did the man run away, Dolt, when we stopped for the drag?” |
“Monseigneur, he precipitated himself over the hill-side, head first, as a person plunges into the river.” | “Monseigneur, he precipitated himself over the hill-side, head first, as a person plunges into the river.” |
“See to it, Gabelle. Go on!” | “See to it, Gabelle. Go on!” |
The half-dozen who were peering at the chain were still among the wheels, like sheep; the wheels turned so suddenly that they were lucky to save their skins and bones; they had very little else to save, or they might not have been so fortunate. | The half-dozen who were peering at the chain were still among the wheels, like sheep; the wheels turned so suddenly that they were lucky to save their skins and bones; they had very little else to save, or they might not have been so fortunate. |
The burst with which the carriage started out of the village and up the rise beyond, was soon checked by the steepness of the hill. Gradually, it subsided to a foot pace, swinging and lumbering upward among the many sweet scents of a summer night. The postilions, with a thousand gossamer gnats circling about them in lieu of the Furies, quietly mended the points to the lashes of their whips; the valet walked by the horses; the courier was audible, trotting on ahead into the dun distance. | The burst with which the carriage started out of the village and up the rise beyond, was soon checked by the steepness of the hill. Gradually, it subsided to a foot pace, swinging and lumbering upward among the many sweet scents of a summer night. The postilions, with a thousand gossamer gnats circling about them in lieu of the Furies, quietly mended the points to the lashes of their whips; the valet walked by the horses; the courier was audible, trotting on ahead into the dun distance. |
At the steepest point of the hill there was a little burial-ground, with a Cross and a new large figure of Our Saviour on it; it was a poor figure in wood, done by some inexperienced rustic carver, but he had studied the figure from the life—his own life, maybe—for it was dreadfully spare and thin. | At the steepest point of the hill there was a little burial-ground, with a Cross and a new large figure of Our Saviour on it; it was a poor figure in wood, done by some inexperienced rustic carver, but he had studied the figure from the life—his own life, maybe—for it was dreadfully spare and thin. |
To this distressful emblem of a great distress that had long been growing worse, and was not at its worst, a woman was kneeling. She turned her head as the carriage came up to her, rose quickly, and presented herself at the carriage-door. | To this distressful emblem of a great distress that had long been growing worse, and was not at its worst, a woman was kneeling. She turned her head as the carriage came up to her, rose quickly, and presented herself at the carriage-door. |
“It is you, Monseigneur! Monseigneur, a petition.” | “It is you, Monseigneur! Monseigneur, a petition.” |
With an exclamation of impatience, but with his unchangeable face, Monseigneur looked out. | With an exclamation of impatience, but with his unchangeable face, Monseigneur looked out. |
“How, then! What is it? Always petitions!” | “How, then! What is it? Always petitions!” |
“Monseigneur. For the love of the great God! My husband, the forester.” | “Monseigneur. For the love of the great God! My husband, the forester.” |
“What of your husband, the forester? Always the same with you people. He cannot pay something?” | “What of your husband, the forester? Always the same with you people. He cannot pay something?” |
“He has paid all, Monseigneur. He is dead.” | “He has paid all, Monseigneur. He is dead.” |
“Well! He is quiet. Can I restore him to you?” | “Well! He is quiet. Can I restore him to you?” |
“Alas, no, Monseigneur! But he lies yonder, under a little heap of poor grass.” | “Alas, no, Monseigneur! But he lies yonder, under a little heap of poor grass.” |
“Well?” | “Well?” |
“Monseigneur, there are so many little heaps of poor grass?” | “Monseigneur, there are so many little heaps of poor grass?” |
“Again, well?” | “Again, well?” |
She looked an old woman, but was young. Her manner was one of passionate grief; by turns she clasped her veinous and knotted hands together with wild energy, and laid one of them on the carriage-door—tenderly, caressingly, as if it had been a human breast, and could be expected to feel the appealing touch. | She looked an old woman, but was young. Her manner was one of passionate grief; by turns she clasped her veinous and knotted hands together with wild energy, and laid one of them on the carriage-door—tenderly, caressingly, as if it had been a human breast, and could be expected to feel the appealing touch. |
“Monseigneur, hear me! Monseigneur, hear my petition! My husband died of want; so many die of want; so many more will die of want.” | “Monseigneur, hear me! Monseigneur, hear my petition! My husband died of want; so many die of want; so many more will die of want.” |
“Again, well? Can I feed them?” | “Again, well? Can I feed them?” |
“Monseigneur, the good God knows; but I don’t ask it. My petition is, that a morsel of stone or wood, with my husband’s name, may be placed over him to show where he lies. Otherwise, the place will be quickly forgotten, it will never be found when I am dead of the same malady, I shall be laid under some other heap of poor grass. Monseigneur, they are so many, they increase so fast, there is so much want. Monseigneur! Monseigneur!” | “Monseigneur, the good God knows; but I don’t ask it. My petition is, that a morsel of stone or wood, with my husband’s name, may be placed over him to show where he lies. Otherwise, the place will be quickly forgotten, it will never be found when I am dead of the same malady, I shall be laid under some other heap of poor grass. Monseigneur, they are so many, they increase so fast, there is so much want. Monseigneur! Monseigneur!” |
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