Both Uses of
precarious
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Now, what a precarious immortality is that of the manuscript!†
Chpt 1.5.2 *precarious = unsafe or unsure
- She and her mother earned a precarious living; they had been very destitute since the death of the minstrel; their embroidery did not bring them in more than six farthings a week, which does not amount to quite two eagle liards.†
Chpt 1.6.3
Definition:
unsafe or in danger of getting worse -- especially in danger of falling