In what order was he arranging in his mind la Esmeralda, Phoebus, Jacques Charmolue, his young brother so beloved, yet abandoned by him in the mire, his archdeacon's cassock, his reputation perhaps dragged to la Falourdel's, all these adventures, all these images?
Selon quel ordre fatal disposait-il dans sa pensée la Esmeralda, Phœbus, Jacques Charmolue, son jeune frère si aimé abandonné par lui dans la boue, sa soutane d’archidiacre, sa réputation peut-être, traînée chez la Falourdel, toutes ces images, toutes ces aventures ?