Book 8, Chapter 1-resumé af The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

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1. After a month without news of la Esmeralda or her goat, Gringoire follows a crowd into a criminal hearing.
2. La Falourdel describes the wounded officer, a fleeing black figure, and a payment she claims becomes a dead leaf.
3. Hearing Phœbus de Châteaupers named, la Esmeralda rises, and Gringoire recognizes her among the accused.
4. Jacques Charmolue makes Djali perform tricks and spell Phœbus, which the spectators treat as evidence of witchcraft.
5. La Esmeralda blames an unknown priest, but the president grants Charmolue’s request for torture.
6. Guards escort her away while Djali bleats, and the judges complain about the delay before supper.

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Charmolue treats her refusal to confess as grounds for physical coercion. The president immediately approves, changing the hearing into an order for torture.

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