ocr: sewilderment painting his Face. Charles worked the spectators through a gamut Of Feeling. From outrage to a sublime pity, Paris slalomed a sreakneck course OF expertly wielded theatrics, until Finally, in one numbing moment, the afternoon coiled down into a single, powerrul realization. The body politic grasped the true import Of the siege and its breaking. An audible moan went up From the crowd; women began to weep, men gnashed their teeth and knitted their Fists. A huge unsettled darkness came over the gathering, palpable in its menace and pain. charlemagne thought For a moment that he had g ...
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