The Hunchback of Notre Dame Book 9 Chapter V - The Key to the Red Door

In which the archdeacon, consumed by a tumult of despair and jealousy upon learning of the gypsy’s survival, retreats into painful solitude within the cloister, haunted by visions that stir his conflicted soul. His nights grow restless with vivid imaginings, until a fevered impulse drives him forth, clutching keys that unlock the hidden passages between sacred and secret places.