The Hunchback of Notre Dame Book 6 Chapter V - End of the Story of the Cake

In which the pale Esmeralda is released from the pillory amidst murmurs of fear and superstition surrounding a mysterious recluse’s voice, while the crowd disperses and Quasimodo is removed from public view. Meanwhile, a tender domestic scene unfolds near the Grand Pont, where a child named Eustache recounts the curious fate of his cake to his amused mother, hinting at the quaint rhythms of Parisian life.