Francois Rabelais

Gargantua and Pantagruel


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Chapter 2.XIV.—How Panurge related the manner how he escaped out of the hands of the Turks.

       Chapter 2.XV.—How Panurge showed a very new way to build the walls of Paris.

       Chapter 2.XVI.—Of the qualities and conditions of Panurge.

       Chapter 2.XVII.—How Panurge gained the pardons, and married the old women, and of the suit in law which he had at Paris.

       Chapter 2.XVIII.—How a great scholar of England would have argued against Pantagruel, and was overcome by Panurge.

       Chapter 2.XIX.—How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.

       Chapter 2.XX.—How Thaumast relateth the virtues and knowledge of Panurge.

       Chapter 2.XXI.—How Panurge was in love with a lady of Paris.

       Chapter 2.XXII.—How Panurge served a Parisian lady a trick that pleased her not very well.

       Chapter 2.XXIII.—How Pantagruel departed from Paris, hearing news that the Dipsodes had invaded the land of the Amaurots; and the cause wherefore the leagues are so short in France.

       Chapter 2.XXIV.—A letter which a messenger brought to Pantagruel from a lady of Paris, together with the exposition of a posy written in a gold ring.

       Chapter 2.XXV.—How Panurge, Carpalin, Eusthenes, and Epistemon, the gentlemen attendants of Pantagruel, vanquished and discomfited six hundred and threescore horsemen very cunningly.

       Chapter 2.XXVI.—How Pantagruel and his company were weary in eating still salt meats; and how Carpalin went a-hunting to have some venison.

       Chapter 2.XXVII.—How Pantagruel set up one trophy in memorial of their valour, and Panurge another in remembrance of the hares. How Pantagruel likewise with his farts begat little men, and with his fisgs little women; and how Panurge broke a great staff over two glasses.

       Chapter 2.XXVIII.—How Pantagruel got the victory very strangely over the Dipsodes and the Giants.

       Chapter 2.XXIX.—How Pantagruel discomfited the three hundred giants armed with free-stone, and Loupgarou their captain.

       Chapter 2.XXX.—How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.

       Chapter 2.XXXI.—How Pantagruel entered into the city of the Amaurots, and how Panurge married King Anarchus to an old lantern-carrying hag, and made him a crier of green sauce.

       Chapter 2.XXXII.—How Pantagruel with his tongue covered a whole army, and what the author saw in his mouth.

       Chapter 2.XXXIII.—How Pantagruel became sick, and the manner how he was recovered.

       Chapter 2.XXXIV.—The conclusion of this present book, and the excuse of the author.

       Table of Contents

       Chapter 3.I.—How Pantagruel transported a colony of Utopians into Dipsody.

       Chapter 3.II.—How Panurge was made Laird of Salmigondin in Dipsody, and did waste his revenue before it came in.

       Chapter 3.III.—How Panurge praiseth the debtors and borrowers.

       Chapter 3.IV.—Panurge continueth his discourse in the praise of borrowers and lenders.

       Chapter 3.V.—How Pantagruel altogether abhorreth the debtors and borrowers.

       Chapter 3.VI.—Why new married men were privileged from going to the wars.

       Chapter 3.VII.—How Panurge had a flea in his ear, and forbore to wear any longer his magnificent codpiece.

       Chapter 3.VIII.—Why the codpiece is held to be the chief piece of armour amongst warriors.

       Chapter 3.IX.—How Panurge asketh counsel of Pantagruel whether he should marry, yea, or no.

       Chapter 3.X.—How Pantagruel representeth unto Panurge the difficulty of giving advice in the matter of marriage; and to that purpose mentioneth somewhat of the Homeric and Virgilian lotteries.

       Chapter 3.XI.—How Pantagruel showeth the trial of one’s fortune by the throwing of dice to be unlawful.

       Chapter 3.XII.—How Pantagruel doth explore by the Virgilian lottery what fortune Panurge shall have in his marriage.

       Chapter 3.XIII.—How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to try the future good or bad luck of his marriage by dreams.

       Chapter 3.XIV.—Panurge’s dream, with the interpretation thereof.

       Chapter 3.XV.—Panurge’s excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.

       Chapter 3.XVI.—How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to consult with the Sibyl of Panzoust.

       Chapter 3.XVII.—How Panurge spoke to the Sibyl of Panzoust.

       Chapter 3.XVIII.—How Pantagruel and Panurge did diversely expound the verses of the Sibyl of Panzoust.

       Chapter 3.XIX.—How Pantagruel praiseth the counsel of dumb men.

       Chapter 3.XX.—How Goatsnose by signs maketh answer to Panurge.

       Chapter 3.XXI.—How Panurge consulteth with an old French poet, named Raminagrobis.

       Chapter 3.XXII.—How Panurge patrocinates and defendeth the Order of the Begging Friars.

       Chapter 3.XXIII.—How Panurge maketh the motion of a return to Raminagrobis.

       Chapter 3.XXIV.—How Panurge consulteth with Epistemon.

       Chapter 3.XXV.—How Panurge consulteth with Herr Trippa.

       Chapter 3.XXVI.—How Panurge consulteth with Friar John of the Funnels.

       Chapter 3.XXVII.—How Friar John merrily and sportingly counselleth Panurge.

       Chapter 3.XXVIII.—How Friar John comforteth Panurge in the doubtful matter of cuckoldry.

       Chapter 3.XXIX.—How Pantagruel convocated together a theologian, physician, lawyer, and philosopher, for extricating Panurge out of the perplexity wherein he was.

       Chapter 3.XXX.—How the theologue, Hippothadee, giveth counsel to Panurge in the matter and business of his nuptial enterprise.

       Chapter 3.XXXI.—How the physician Rondibilis counselleth Panurge.

       Chapter 3.XXXII.—How Rondibilis declareth cuckoldry to be naturally one of the appendances of marriage.

       Chapter 3.XXXIII.—Rondibilis the physician’s cure of cuckoldry.

       Chapter 3.XXXIV.—How women ordinarily have the greatest longing after things prohibited.

       Chapter 3.XXXV.—How the philosopher Trouillogan handleth the difficulty of marriage.

       Chapter 3.XXXVI.—A continuation