Onre–enteringthecloister,thearchdeaconfoundatthedoorofhiscellhisbrotherJehanduMoulin,whowaswaitingforhim,andwhohadbeguiledthetediumofwaitingbydrawingonthewallwithabitofcharcoal,aprofileofhiselderbrother,enrichedwithamonstrousnose. DomClaudehardlylookedathisbrother;histhoughtswereelsewhere. Thatmerryscamp'sfacewhosebeaminghadsooftenrestoredserenitytothepriest'ssombrephysiognomy,wasnowpowerlesstomeltthegloomwhichgrewmoredenseeverydayoverthatcorrupted,mephitic,andstagnantsoul. "Brother,"saidJehantimidly,"Iamcometoseeyou." Thearchdeacondidnotevenraisehiseyes. "Brother,"resumedthehypocrite,"youaresogoodtome,andyougivemesuchwisecounselsthatIalwaysreturntoyou." "Alas!brother,youwereperfectlyrightwhenyousaidtome,—"Jehan!Jehan! ~cessatdoctorumdoctrina,discipulorumdisciplina~. Jehan,bewise,Jehan,belearned,Jehan,passnotthenightoutsideofthecollegewithoutlawfuloccasionanddueleaveofthemaster. CudgelnotthePicards:~noli,Joannes,verberarePicardos~. Rotnotlikeanunletteredass,~quasiasinusillitteratus~,onthestrawseatsoftheschool. Jehan,allowyourselftobepunishedatthediscretionofthemaster. Jehangoeveryeveningtochapel,andsingthereananthemwithverseandorisontoMadamethegloriousVirginMary.—Alas!whatexcellentadvicewasthat!" "Brother,youbeholdaculprit,acriminal,awretch,alibertine,amanofenormities! Mydearbrother,Jehanhathmadeofyourcounselsstrawanddungtotrampleunderfoot. Ihavebeenwellchastisedforit,andGodisextraordinarilyjust. AslongasIhadmoney,Ifeasted,Ileadamadandjoyouslife.Oh! howuglyandcrabbedbehindisdebauchwhichissocharminginfront! NowIhavenolongerablank;Ihavesoldmynapery,myshirtandmytowels;nomoremerrylife! ThebeautifulcandleisextinguishedandIhavehenceforth,onlyawretchedtallowdipwhichsmokesinmynose.Thewenchesjeeratme.Idrinkwater. —Iamoverwhelmedwithremorseandwithcreditors. "Therest?"saidthearchdeacon. "Alas!myverydearbrother,Ishouldliketosettledowntoabetterlife. Icometoyoufullofcontrition,Iampenitent.Imakemyconfession.Ibeatmybreastviolently. YouarequiterightinwishingthatIshouldsomedaybecomealicentiateandsub–monitorinthecollegeofTorchi. AtthepresentmomentIfeelamagnificentvocationforthatprofession. ButIhavenomoreinkandImustbuysome;Ihavenomorepaper,Ihavenomorebooks,andImustbuysome. Forthispurpose,Iamgreatlyinneedofalittlemoney,andIcometoyou,brother,withmyheartfullofcontrition." "Yes,"saidthescholar."Alittlemoney." Thenthescholarsaid,withanairwhichwasbothgraveandresolute:"Well,brother,Iamsorrytobeobligedtotellyouthatveryfineoffersandpropositionsarebeingmadetomeinanotherquarter.Youwillnotgivemeanymoney?No. InthatcaseIshallbecomeaprofessionalvagabond." Asheutteredthesemonstrouswords,heassumedthemienofAjax,expectingtoseethelightningsdescenduponhishead. Thearchdeaconsaidcoldlytohim,– Jehanmadehimadeepbow,anddescendedthecloisterstairs,whistling. Atthemomentwhenhewaspassingthroughthecourtyardofthecloister,beneathhisbrother'swindow,heheardthatwindowopen,raisedhiseyesandbeheldthearchdeacon'ssevereheademerge. "Gotothedevil!"saidDomClaude;"hereisthelastmoneywhichyouwillgetfromme?" Atthesametime,thepriestflungJehanapurse,whichgavethescholarabigbumpontheforehead,andwithwhichJehanretreated,bothvexedandcontent,likeadogwhohadbeenstonedwithmarrowbones. 
