All was stone around him; before his eyes, gaping monsters; below, quite at the bottom, in the Place, the pavement; above his head, Quasimodo weeping.
Tout était de pierre autour de lui, devant ses yeux, les monstres béants, au-dessous, tout au fond, dans la place, le pavé, au-dessus de sa tête, Quasimodo qui pleurait.