Excerpt from L'Elite des Contes du Sieur d'Ouville, Vol. 2
Florence, fut surpris de la nuit en passant par un certain endroit o il fut contraint de rester; il fut heurter la maison d'un villageois auquel il demanda si son avis il pourroit entrer la porte. L'abb entendoit de demander si, avant que la porte se ferm t, il pourroit entrer dans la ville. Le villageois, voyant monsieur l'abb si gros et si gras, luy r pondit en riant Comment est-ce que vous n'y entreriez pas, puis qu'une charrette charg e de foin y entre bien?
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