Mais il ne semble pas avoir su se concilier la sympathie des habitants de Combray, car ceux-ci se ruèrent sur lui à la sortie de la messe et lui tranchèrent la tête. Du reste Théodore prête un petit livre qui donne les explications. «Mais ce qui est incontestablement le plus curieux dans notre église, c’est le point de vue qu’on a du clocher et qui est grandiose. Certainement, pour vous qui n’êtes pas très forte, je ne vous conseillerais pas de monter nos quatre-vingt-dix-sept marches, juste la moitié du célèbre dôme de Milan. →
But he does not appear to have managed to win the affection of the people of Combray, for they fell upon him as he was coming out from mass, and cut off his head. Théodore has a little book, that he lends people, which tells you the whole story. "But what is unquestionably the most remarkable thing about our church is the view from the belfry, which is full of grandeur. Certainly in your case, since you are not very strong, I should never recommend you: to climb our seven and ninety steps, just half the number they have in the famous cathedral at Milan.