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LITTLE SWORD IN POCKET.

PEQUEÑA ESPADA EN EL BOLSILLO.

CHAPTER VII. CHATEAUPERS TO THE RESCUE.

CAPÍTULO VII. CHATEAUPERS AL RESCATE.

BOOK ELEVENTH.

LIBRO UNDÉCIMO.

CHAPTER I. THE LITTLE SHOE.

CAPÍTULO I. EL ZAPATITO.

CHAPTER II. THE BEAUTIFUL CREATURE CLAD IN WHITE. (Dante.)

CAPÍTULO II. LA HERMOSA CRIATURA VESTIDA DE BLANCO. (Dante.)

CHAPTER III. THE MARRIAGE OF PHOEBUS.

CAPÍTULO III. EL MATRIMONIO DE FEBO.

CHAPTER IV. THE MARRIAGE OF QUASIMODO.

CAPÍTULO IV. EL MATRIMONIO DE QUASIMODO.

NOTE.

NOTA.

FOOTNOTES.

NOTAS AL PIE.

VOLUME I.

TOMO I.

BOOK FIRST.

LIBRO PRIMERO.

CHAPTER I. THE GRAND HALL.

CAPÍTULO I. EL GRAN SALÓN.

Three hundred and forty-eight years, six months, and nineteen days ago to-day, the Parisians awoke to the sound of all the bells in the triple circuit of the city, the university, and the town ringing a full peal.

Hace trescientos cuarenta y ocho años, seis meses y diecinueve días, los parisinos despertaron al son de todas las campanas del triple recinto de la ciudad, la universidad y la villa, repicando a vuelo.

The sixth of January, 1482, is not, however, a day of which history has preserved the memory.

El seis de enero de 1482 no es, sin embargo, un día del que la historia haya conservado la memoria.

There was nothing notable in the event which thus set the bells and the _bourgeois_ of Paris in a ferment from early morning.

No había nada notable en el acontecimiento que así puso en conmoción las campanas y a los _burgueses_ de París desde la madrugada.

It was neither an assault by the Picards nor the Burgundians, nor a hunt led along in procession, nor a revolt of scholars in the town of Laas, nor an entry of "our much dread lord, monsieur the king," nor even a pretty hanging of male and female thieves by the courts of Paris.

No era ni un asalto de los picardos ni de los borgoñones, ni una cacería conducida en procesión, ni una revuelta de estudiantes en la ciudad de Laas, ni una entrada de «nuestro muy temido señor, monseñor el rey», ni siquiera un bonito ahorcamiento de ladrones y ladronas por los tribunales de París.

Neither was it the arrival, so frequent in the fifteenth century, of some plumed and bedizened embassy.

Tampoco era la llegada, tan frecuente en el siglo XV, de alguna embajada engalanada y emplumada.

It was barely two days since the last cavalcade of that nature, that of the Flemish ambassadors charged with concluding the marriage between the dauphin and Marguerite of Flanders, had made its entry into Paris, to the great annoyance of M.

Apenas hacía dos días que la última cabalgata de ese tipo, la de los embajadores flamencos encargados de concertar el matrimonio entre el delfín y Margarita de Flandes, había hecho su entrada en París, con gran fastidio del señor.

Vocabulary

PEQUEÑA
Small or little in size or quantity
ESPADA
A sword, a bladed weapon used for fighting
EN
Preposition meaning in, on, or at
EL
Definite article meaning the (masculine singular)
BOLSILLO
A pocket in clothing for carrying small items
CAPÍTULO
A chapter or section of a book
AL
Contraction of a and el, meaning to the
RESCATE
A rescue or ransom, saving someone from danger
LIBRO
A book, a written or printed literary work
UNDÉCIMO
Eleventh, the ordinal number following tenth
ZAPATITO
A little shoe, diminutive form of zapato
LA
Definite article meaning the (feminine singular)
HERMOSA
Beautiful or lovely, describing an attractive person
CRIATURA
A creature or being, often referring to a child
VESTIDA
Dressed or clothed in a particular garment
DE
Preposition meaning of, from, or by
BLANCO
White in color, or blank space on a page
MATRIMONIO
Marriage or matrimony, the union of two people
NOTA
A note or annotation providing additional information
NOTAS
Plural of nota; notes or annotations in a text
PIE
Foot of the body, or footnote at page bottom
TOMO
A volume or tome, one book in a series
PRIMERO
First, the ordinal number indicating initial position
GRAN
Great or grand, indicating large size or importance
SALÓN
A large hall or room for gatherings or events
Hace
It has been; used in time expressions ago
trescientos
Three hundred, a cardinal number
cuarenta
Forty, the cardinal number between thirty-nine and forty-one
y
Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or phrases
ocho
Eight, the cardinal number following seven
años
Years, plural of año, a unit of time
seis
Six, the cardinal number between five and seven
meses
Months, plural of mes, units of time
diecinueve
Nineteen, the cardinal number following eighteen
días
Days, plural of día, units of time
los
Definite article the, masculine plural form
parisinos
Parisians, inhabitants or natives of Paris, France
despertaron
They woke up, past tense of despertar
son
Sound or tone produced by bells or music
campanas
Bells, instruments that ring to mark time or events
triple
Triple, consisting of three parts or layers
recinto
An enclosure or precinct, a bounded area or district
ciudad
A city or large urban settlement
universidad
A university, an institution of higher education
villa
A town or small city, or a country estate
repicando
Ringing or pealing, as bells chiming repeatedly
vuelo
Flight or swing; a vuelo means bells ringing freely
enero
January, the first month of the year
no
No or not, used for negation
es
Is, third person singular present tense of ser
sin
Without, a preposition indicating absence or lack
embargo
Used in sin embargo meaning however or nevertheless
un
Indefinite article meaning a or an (masculine)
día
A day, a unit of time equal to twenty-four hours
historia
History or story, a record of past events
haya
Subjunctive form of haber, meaning has or have
conservado
Preserved or kept, past participle of conservar
memoria
Memory or recollection of past events or information
había
There was or there were, imperfect of haber
nada
Nothing, indicating the absence of anything
notable
Notable or remarkable, worthy of attention or mention
acontecimiento
An event or happening of some significance
así
Thus, so, or in this way
puso
Put or placed, third person past tense of poner
conmoción
Commotion or uproar, a state of agitated disturbance
_burgueses_
Bourgeois or middle-class citizens of a town
desde
From or since, indicating a starting point in time
madrugada
The early hours of morning, before dawn
era
Was, third person singular imperfect tense of ser
ni
Nor or neither, used in negative constructions
asalto
An assault or attack, a sudden violent action
una
Indefinite article meaning a or an (feminine)
cacería
A hunt or hunting expedition for game animals
conducida
Conducted or led, past participle of conducir
procesión
A procession, an organized group moving ceremonially
revuelta
A revolt or uprising, a rebellion against authority
estudiantes
Students, people enrolled in educational institutions
entrada
An entrance or entry, the act of arriving somewhere
nuestro
Our, first person plural possessive adjective
muy
Very, an adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
temido
Feared or dreaded, past participle of temer
señor
Sir, lord, or mister, a title of respect for men
monseñor
Monsignor, an honorific title for high-ranking officials
rey
King, the male monarch of a kingdom
siquiera
Even or at least, used in ni siquiera meaning not even
bonito
Pretty or nice, describing something pleasing to the eye
ahorcamiento
A hanging, execution by suspension from a noose
ladrones
Thieves or robbers, people who steal from others
ladronas
Female thieves, feminine plural of ladrón
por
By, for, or through, a versatile preposition
tribunales
Courts or tribunals, institutions administering legal justice
Tampoco
Neither or not either, used in negative sentences
llegada
An arrival, the act of reaching a destination
tan
So or as, used in comparisons or intensification
frecuente
Frequent, occurring or happening many times regularly
siglo
A century, a period of one hundred years
alguna
Some or any, feminine form of algún
embajada
An embassy or diplomatic mission from a foreign nation
engalanada
Adorned or decorated, dressed up in festive attire
emplumada
Feathered or plumed, decorated with feathers
Apenas
Barely, scarcely, or just, indicating a small degree
hacía
It had been, imperfect of hacer in time expressions
dos
Two, the cardinal number following one
última
Last or latest, feminine form of último
cabalgata
A cavalcade or parade of people on horseback
ese
That, a demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby
tipo
Type or kind, a category or sort of thing
embajadores
Ambassadors, official representatives sent between governments
flamencos
Flemish people from Flanders, or the flamenco art form
encargados
Entrusted or charged with a task or responsibility
concertar
To arrange or negotiate, to agree upon something formally
entre
Between or among, indicating a position in the middle
delfín
The dauphin, the eldest son and heir to French throne
hecho
Done or made, past participle of hacer
su
His, her, its, or their, a possessive adjective
con
With, a preposition indicating accompaniment or means
gran
Great or grand, indicating large size or importance
fastidio
Annoyance or disgust, a feeling of irritation or boredom
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