The women laughed and wept; the crowd stamped their feet enthusiastically, for at that moment Quasimodo was really beautiful. He was handsome – this orphan, this foundling, this outcast.

Victor Hugo
The women laughed and wept; the crowd stamped their feet...
The women laughed and wept; the crowd stamped their feet...
The women laughed and wept; the crowd stamped their feet...
The women laughed and wept; the crowd stamped their feet...
About This Quote

The scene is from Victor Hugo's novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Quasimodo is a deformed bell-ringer in Paris and is utterly rejected and despised by the citizens of the city. But he has a kind heart and a penchant for helping others. The women in the crowd are laughing at him, while the men are laughing because they find him so funny.

Source: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

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