You Don't understand the connection between the hunchback of Notre Dame and ringing bells?
I did not understand what meant "for food" in this context. Meanwhile I have another problem. Victor Hugo lived in the 19th century 1802-1885. He interpreted in his book "Notre Dame" the 15th century. In the 19th century the people spoke often a lot of nonsense about former times of history.
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I don't know what this means.
Here in the US a homeless guy standing by the road with a sign like that is not an uncommon sight. He is begging for money.
Got it. He lives houseless, is hungry and offers to work for food. Victor Hugo made out of "him" a broken hungry creature of the 15th century ringing the bells for food in Notre Dame. Now lost Notre Dame her "house" and is not a home any longer. ...
Quasimoto was EMPLOYED (sorta) by the church----he was not a "BEGGAR"