... ambitious, said, "We must go to London." The Man Who Laughs VICTOR HUGO PART 2 BOOK 2 CHAPTER 12 Ursus the Poet Drags on Ursus the Philosopher Then Dea entered. He looked at ... by Ursus: "Here is to be seen Gwynplaine, deserted at the age of ten, on the night of the 29 th of January, 1690, by the villainous Comprachicos, on the coast of Portland. The little boy ... as ever, spoke in the gipsy language to each other. At length Dea re-entered the women's apartment with Fibi and Vinos. Ursus chained up Homo under the Green Box; Gwynplaine looked after...