Victor Hugo: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

BOOK SECOND.
CHAPTER 6. THE BROKEN JUG. (continued)

The Duke of Egypt brought an earthenware crock, without uttering a word. The gypsy offered it to Gringoire: "Fling it on the ground," said she.

The crock broke into four pieces.

"Brother," then said the Duke of Egypt, laying his hands upon their foreheads, "she is your wife; sister, he is your husband for four years. Go."

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