The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Book 10, Chapter 7 summary
Book 10, Chapter 7 of 60 · 3 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 7, Phœbus de Châteaupers leads royal cavalry against the outcasts attacking Notre-Dame, giving Quasimodo fresh strength to defend the church while troops and neighbors overwhelm the besiegers. Believing the gypsy safe, Quasimodo rushes to her cell in joy, but its emptiness overturns his sense of victory.
What happens
- Quasimodo loses hope of saving the gypsy as the outcasts threaten to enter Notre-Dame.
- Phœbus de Châteaupers arrives with royal cavalry, and Quasimodo throws attackers out of the gallery.
- The outcasts fight desperately between the cavalry and the church; an arquebus shot brings down Clopin Trouillefou.
- Neighbors fire from their windows, helping the royal troops force the outcasts into flight.
- Quasimodo gives thanks and races to the gypsy’s cell, only to find it empty.
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The final discovery breaks Quasimodo’s certainty that he has saved the gypsy. Defeating the attackers does not secure the person he means to protect.
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What does Quasimodo discover after the outcasts flee?
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