Heopenedit；andthoughhehadnospoon，heusedhisfingersandsoonemptiedthepot。WhatadelicioustreatheenjoyedenoughtomakehimforgetthepleasuresoftheCarnival。
Jasminwasabouttoreplacetheemptypot，whenheheardtheclick-clackofadoorbehindhim。Helookedround，andsawtheSuperior，whohadunlockedthedoor，andcometorestoretheboytoliberty。Oh，unhappyday！WhentheAbbefoundtheprisonerstealinghispreciouspreserves，hebecamefurious。”What！
plunderingmysweetmeats?”hecried。”Comedown，sirrah，comedown！nopardonforyounow。”HepulledJasminfromhischairandtable，andtheemptyjarfellbrokenathisfeet。”Getout，getoutofthishouse，thouimpofhell！”AndtakingJasminbythescruffoftheneck，hethrusthimviolentlyoutofthedoorandintothestreet。
Butworsewasyettocome。Whentheexpelledscholarreachedthestreet，hisfaceandmouthweresmearedwithjam。Hewaslikeablackamoor。Someurchinswhoencounteredhimonhishomewardroute，surmisedthathisdisguisewasintendedasamasquefortheCarnival。Heran，andtheypursuedhim。Themobofboysincreased，andheranthefaster。Atlasthereachedhisfather’sdoor，andrushedin，halfdeadwithpain，hunger，andthirst。Thefamilywereallthere——father，mother，andchildren。
Theyweresurprisedandastonishedathissuddenentrance。