The Hunchback of Notre Dame Book 4 Chapter VI - Unpopularity

In which the sombre and often misunderstood figures of the archdeacon and his devoted bellringer navigate the narrow Parisian streets, enduring the sharp tongues and mischievous cruelties of the local populace with a stoic, if sorrowful, grace. Though met with jeers and barbs from playful children and bickering crones alike, they remain largely untouched by such hostilities, wrapped instead in their own solitary worlds.