The Hunchback of Notre Dame Book 4 Chapter I - Good Souls

In which a curious crowd of devout women and learned gentlemen assembles before Notre-Dame to behold a strange and unsettling foundling left upon its wooden bed, whose grotesque appearance stirs a mixture of fear, superstition, and harsh judgement. Amidst their whispered condemnations and dark prognostications, a solemn young priest steps forward and claims the mysterious child, prompting both astonishment and suspicion among the onlookers.