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THEKEYTOTHEREDDOOR。
Inthemeantime，publicminorhadinformedthearchdeaconofthemiraculousmannerinwhichthegypsyhadbeensaved。Whenhelearnedit，heknewnotwhathissensationswere。HehadreconciledhimselftolaEsmeralda’sdeath。
Inthatmatterhewastranquil；hehadreachedthebottomofpersonalsuffering。ThehumanheartDoraClaudehadmeditateduponthesematterscancontainonlyacertainquantityofdespair。Whenthespongeissaturated，theseamaypassoveritwithoutcausingasingledropmoretoenterit。
Now，withlaEsmeraldadead，thespongewassoaked，allwasatanendonthisearthforDomClaude。Buttofeelthatshewasalive，andPhoebusalso，meantthattortures，shocks，alternatives，life，werebeginningagain。AndClaudewaswearyofallthis。