\"Atthispointnowordscouldexpresswhatthesensesperceived；eyesandearsreceivedanimpressionofbeingsurroundedbyfuriessuchashadneverbeengatheredtogetherbefore；andunlessaccustomedtosuchghastlyscenesasthosewhosacrificetodemons，noonecouldkeephismindfreefromastonishmentandhorrorinthemidstofsuchaspectacle。Grandieraloneremainedunchangedthroughitall，seeminglyinsensibletothemonstrousexhibitions，singinghymnstotheLordwiththerestofthepeople，asconfidentasifhewereguardedbylegionsofangels。OneofthedemonscriedoutthatBeelzebubwasstandingbetweenhimandPereTranquilletheCapuchin，uponwhichGrandiersaidtothedemon——
\"\'Obmutescas!\'Holdthypeace。
\"Uponthisthedemonbegantocurse，andsaidthatwastheirwatchword；buttheycouldnotholdtheirpeace，becauseGodwasinfinitelypowerful，andthepowersofhellcouldnotprevailagainstHim。ThereupontheyallstruggledtogetatGrandier，threateningtotearhimlimbfromlimb，topointouthismarks，tostranglehimalthoughhewastheirmaster；whereuponheseizedachancetosayhewasneithertheirmasternortheirservant，andthatitwasincrediblethattheyshouldinthesamebreathacknowledgehimfortheirmasterandexpressadesiretostranglehim:onhearingthis，thefrenzyofthenunsreacheditsheight，andtheykickedtheirslippersintohisface。
\"\'Justlook!\'saidhe；\'theshoesdropfromthehoofsoftheirownaccord。\'
\"Atlength，haditnotbeenforthehelpandinterpositionofpeopleinthechoir，thenunsintheirfrenzywouldhavetakenthelifeofthechiefpersonageinthisspectacle；sotherewasnochoicebuttotakehimawayfromthechurchandthefurieswhothreatenedhislife。