Wasitnottheleastthatonecoulddotoswearatone’seaseandrevilethenameofGodalittle,onsofineaday,insuchgoodcompanyasdignitariesofthechurchandloosewomen?
Sotheydidnotabstain;and,inthemidstoftheuproar,therewasafrightfulconcertofblasphemiesandenormitiesofalltheunbridledtongues,thetonguesofclerksandstudentsrestrainedduringtherestoftheyear,bythefearofthehotironofSaintLouis。PoorSaintLouis!howtheysethimatdefianceinhisowncourtoflaw!Eachoneofthemselectedfromthenew-comersontheplatform,ablack,gray,white,orvioletcassockashistarget。JoannesFrollodeMolendin,inhisqualityofbrothertoanarchdeacon,boldlyattackedthescarlet;hesangindeafeningtones,withhisimpudenteyesfastenedonthecardinal,\"~Capparepletamero~!\"
Allthesedetailswhichweherelaybarefortheedificationofthereader,weresocoveredbythegeneraluproar,thattheywerelostinitbeforereachingthereservedplatforms;
moreover,theywouldhavemovedthecardinalbutlittle,somuchapartofthecustomswerethelibertiesofthatday。
Moreover,hehadanothercauseforsolicitude,andhismienaswhollypreoccupiedwithit,whichenteredtheestradethesametimeashimself;thiswastheembassyfromFlanders。