In the midst of the gloom of the spiral staircase, he elbowed something which drew aside with a growl; he took it for granted that it was Quasimodo, and it struck him as so droll that he descended the remainder of the staircase holding his sides with laughter.
Au milieu des ténèbres de la vis il coudoya quelque chose qui se rangea en grognant, il présuma que c’était Quasimodo, et cela lui parut si drôle qu’il descendit le reste de l’escalier en se tenant les côtes de rire.