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IThappenedthatjustatthisperiodanactionwasbroughtagainstmeinParisbythesecondlodgerIhadoustedfrommycastle，whopretendedthatonthatoccasionIhadstolenalargequantityofhiseffects.Thislawsuittormentedmebeyondmeasure，andtookupsomuchofmytimethatIoftenthoughtofdecampingindespairfromthecountry.NowtheFrenchareinthehabitofmakingmuchcapitaloutofanyactiontheymenceagainstaforeigner，oragainstsuchpersonsastheynoticetobeindolentinlitigation.Nosoonerdotheyobservethattheyaregettingsomeadvantageinthesuit，thantheyfindthemeanstosellit;somehaveevenbeenknowntogivealawsuitindowrywiththeirdaughterstomenwhomakeabusinessoutofsuchtransactions.Theyhaveanotheruglycustom，whichisthattheNormans，nearlyallofthem，trafficinfalseevidence;sothatthemenwhobuyuplawsuits，engageatoncetheservicesoffourorsixofthesefalsewitnesses，accordingtotheirneed;theiradversary，ifheneglecttoproduceasmanyontheotherside，beingperhapsunacquaintedwiththecustom，iscertaintohavetheverdictgivenagainsthi

Allthishappenedinmycase，andthinkingitamostdisgracefulbreachofjustice，ImademyappearanceinthegreathallofParis，todefendmyright.ThereIsawajudge，lieutenantfortheKingincivilcauses，enthroneduponahightribunal.Hewastall，stout，andfat，andofanextremelyseverecountenance.Allroundhimoneachsidestoodacrowdofsolicitorsandadvocates，rangedupontherighthandandtheleft.Otherswereing，onebyone，toexplaintheirseveralcausestothejudge.Fromtimetotime，too，Inoticedthattheattorneysatthesideofthetribunaltalkedallatonce:andmuchadmirationwasrousedinmebythatextraordinaryman，theveryimageofPluto，wholistenedwithmarkedattentionfirsttooneandthentotheother，answeringeachwithlearningandsagacity.Ihavealwaysdelightedinwatchingandexperiencingeverykindofskill;soIwouldnothavelostthisspectacleformuch.Ithappenedthatthehallbeingverylarge，andfilledwithamultitudeoffolk，theywerestrictinexcludingeveryonewhohadnobusinessthere，andkeptthedoorshutwithaguardtoholdit.Sometimestheguardian，inhisefforttopreventtheentranceofsomeimproperperson，interruptedthejudgebythegreatnoisehemade，andthejudgeinangerturnedtochidehiThishappenedfrequently，sothatmyattentionwasdirectedtothefact.Ononeoccasion，whentwogentlemenwerepushingtheirwayinasspectators，andtheporterwasopposingthemwithviolence，thejudgeraisedhisvoice，andspokethefollowingwordspreciselyasIheardthem:“Keeppeace，Satan，begone，andholdyourtongue.”ThesewordsintheFrenchtonguesoundasfollows:Phephe，Satan，Phe，Phe，alé，phe!NowIhadlearnedtheFrenchtonguewell;andonhearingthissentence，themeaningofthatphraseusedbyDantecameintomymemory，whenheandhismasterVirgilenteredthedoorsofHell.DanteandthepainterGiottoweretogetherinFrance，andparticularlyinthecityofParis，where，owingtothecircumstancesIhavejustdescribed，thehallofjusticemaybetrulycalledahell.Dantethen，whoalsounderstoodFrenchwell，madeuseofthephraseinquestion，andithasstruckmeassingularthatthisinterpretationhasneveryetbeenputuponthepassage;indeed，itconfirmsmyopinionthatthementatorsmakehimsaythingswhichnevercameintohishead.

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