Les MisérablesVOLUME IV SAINT-DENISIsabel Florence Hapgood translationChapter navigation371 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterVOLUME I FANTINEChapter I · —M. MYRIELChapter II · —M. MYRIEL BECOMES M. WELCOMEChapter III · —A HARD BISHOPRIC FOR A GOOD BISHOPChapter IV · —WORKS CORRESPONDING TO WORDSChapter V · —MONSEIGNEUR BIENVENU MADE HIS CASSOCKS LAST TOO LONGChapter VI · —WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIMChapter VII · —CRAVATTEChapter VIII · —PHILOSOPHY AFTER DRINKINGChapter IX · —THE BROTHER AS DEPICTED BY THE SISTERChapter X · —THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHTChapter XI · —A RESTRICTIONChapter XII · —THE SOLITUDE OF MONSEIGNEUR WELCOMEChapter XIII · —WHAT HE BELIEVEDChapter XIV · —WHAT HE THOUGHTChapter I · —THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKINGChapter II · —PRUDENCE COUNSELLED TO WISDOM.Chapter III · —THE HEROISM OF PASSIVE OBEDIENCE.Chapter IV · —DETAILS CONCERNING THE CHEESE-DAIRIES OF PONTARLIER.Chapter V · —TRANQUILLITYChapter VI · —JEAN VALJEANChapter VII · —THE INTERIOR OF DESPAIRChapter VIII · —BILLOWS AND SHADOWSChapter IX · —NEW TROUBLESChapter X · —THE MAN AROUSEDChapter XI · —WHAT HE DOESChapter XII · —THE BISHOP WORKSChapter XIII · —LITTLE GERVAISChapter I · —THE YEAR 1817Chapter II · —A DOUBLE QUARTETTEChapter III · —FOUR AND FOURChapter IV · —THOLOMYÈS IS SO MERRY THAT HE SINGS A SPANISH DITTYChapter V · —AT BOMBARDA’SChapter VI · —A CHAPTER IN WHICH THEY ADORE EACH OTHERChapter VII · —THE WISDOM OF THOLOMYÈSChapter VIII · —THE DEATH OF A HORSEChapter IX · —A MERRY END TO MIRTHChapter I · —ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHERChapter II · —FIRST SKETCH OF TWO UNPREPOSSESSING FIGURESChapter III · —THE LARKChapter I · —THE HISTORY OF A PROGRESS IN BLACK GLASS TRINKETSChapter II · —MADELEINEChapter III · —SUMS DEPOSITED WITH LAFFITTEChapter IV · —M. MADELEINE IN MOURNINGChapter V · —VAGUE FLASHES ON THE HORIZONChapter VI · —FATHER FAUCHELEVENTChapter VII · —FAUCHELEVENT BECOMES A GARDENER IN PARISChapter VIII · —MADAME VICTURNIEN EXPENDS THIRTY FRANCS ON MORALITYChapter IX · —MADAME VICTURNIEN’S SUCCESSChapter X · —RESULT OF THE SUCCESSChapter XI · —CHRISTUS NOS LIBERAVITChapter XII · —M. BAMATABOIS’S INACTIVITYChapter XIII · —THE SOLUTION OF SOME QUESTIONS CONNECTED WITH THE MUNICIPAL POLICEChapter I · —THE BEGINNING OF REPOSEChapter II · —HOW JEAN MAY BECOME CHAMPChapter I · —SISTER SIMPLICEChapter II · —THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIREChapter III · —A TEMPEST IN A SKULLChapter IV · —FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEPChapter V · —HINDRANCESChapter VI · —SISTER SIMPLICE PUT TO THE PROOFChapter VII · —THE TRAVELLER ON HIS ARRIVAL TAKES PRECAUTIONS FOR DEPARTUREChapter VIII · —AN ENTRANCE BY FAVORChapter IX · —A PLACE WHERE CONVICTIONS ARE IN PROCESS OF FORMATIONChapter X · —THE SYSTEM OF DENIALSChapter XI · —CHAMPMATHIEU MORE AND MORE ASTONISHEDChapter I · —IN WHAT MIRROR M. MADELEINE CONTEMPLATES HIS HAIRChapter II · —FANTINE HAPPYChapter III · —JAVERT SATISFIEDChapter IV · —AUTHORITY REASSERTS ITS RIGHTSChapter V · —A SUITABLE TOMBVOLUME II COSETTEChapter I · —WHAT IS MET WITH ON THE WAY FROM NIVELLESChapter II · —HOUGOMONTChapter III · —THE EIGHTEENTH OF JUNE, 1815Chapter IV · —AChapter V · —THE QUID OBSCURUM OF BATTLESChapter VI · —FOUR O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOONChapter VII · —NAPOLEON IN A GOOD HUMORChapter VIII · —THE EMPEROR PUTS A QUESTION TO THE GUIDE LACOSTEChapter IX · —THE UNEXPECTEDChapter X · —THE PLATEAU OF MONT-SAINT-JEANChapter XI · —A BAD GUIDE TO NAPOLEON; A GOOD GUIDE TO BÜLOWChapter XII · —THE GUARDChapter XIII · —THE CATASTROPHEChapter XIV · —THE LAST SQUAREChapter XV · —CAMBRONNEChapter XVI · —QUOT LIBRAS IN DUCE?Chapter XVII · —IS WATERLOO TO BE CONSIDERED GOOD?Chapter XVIII · —A RECRUDESCENCE OF DIVINE RIGHTChapter XIX · —THE BATTLE-FIELD AT NIGHTChapter I · —NUMBER 24,601 BECOMES NUMBER 9,430Chapter II · —IN WHICH THE READER WILL PERUSE TWO VERSES, WHICH ARE OF THE DEVIL’S COMPOSITION, POSSIBLYChapter III · —THE ANKLE-CHAIN MUST HAVE UNDERGONE A CERTAIN PREPARATORY MANIPULATION TO BE THUS BROKEN WITH A BLOW FROM A HAMMERChapter I · —THE WATER QUESTION AT MONTFERMEILChapter II · —TWO COMPLETE PORTRAITSChapter III · —MEN MUST HAVE WINE, AND HORSES MUST HAVE WATERChapter IV · —ENTRANCE ON THE SCENE OF A DOLLChapter V · —THE LITTLE ONE ALL ALONEChapter VI · —WHICH POSSIBLY PROVES BOULATRUELLE’S INTELLIGENCEChapter VII · —COSETTE SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE STRANGER IN THE DARKChapter VIII · —THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE’S HOUSE A POOR MAN WHO MAY BE A RICH MANChapter IX · — THÉNARDIER AND HIS MANŒUVRESChapter X · —HE WHO SEEKS TO BETTER HIMSELF MAY RENDER HIS SITUATION WORSEChapter XI · —NUMBER 9,430 REAPPEARS, AND COSETTE WINS IT IN THE LOTTERYChapter I · —MASTER GORBEAUChapter II · —A NEST FOR OWL AND A WARBLERChapter III · —TWO MISFORTUNES MAKE ONE PIECE OF GOOD FORTUNEChapter IV · —THE REMARKS OF THE PRINCIPAL TENANTChapter V · —A FIVE-FRANC PIECE FALLS ON THE GROUND AND PRODUCES A TUMULTChapter I · —THE ZIGZAGS OF STRATEGYChapter II · —IT IS LUCKY THAT THE PONT D’AUSTERLITZ BEARS CARRIAGESChapter III · —TO WIT, THE PLAN OF PARIS IN 1727Chapter IV · —THE GROPINGS OF FLIGHTChapter V · —WHICH WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE WITH GAS LANTERNSChapter VI · —THE BEGINNING OF AN ENIGMAChapter VII · —CONTINUATION OF THE ENIGMAChapter VIII · —THE ENIGMA BECOMES DOUBLY MYSTERIOUSChapter IX · —THE MAN WITH THE BELLChapter X · —WHICH EXPLAINS HOW JAVERT GOT ON THE SCENTChapter I · —NUMBER 62 RUE PETIT-PICPUSChapter II · —THE OBEDIENCE OF MARTIN VERGAChapter III · —AUSTERITIESChapter IV · —GAYETIESChapter V · —DISTRACTIONSChapter VI · —THE LITTLE CONVENTChapter VII · —SOME SILHOUETTES OF THIS DARKNESSChapter VIII · —POST CORDA LAPIDESChapter IX · —A CENTURY UNDER A GUIMPEChapter X · —ORIGIN OF THE PERPETUAL ADORATIONChapter XI · —END OF THE PETIT-PICPUSChapter I · —THE CONVENT AS AN ABSTRACT IDEAChapter II · —THE CONVENT AS AN HISTORICAL FACTChapter III · —ON WHAT CONDITIONS ONE CAN RESPECT THE PASTChapter IV · —THE CONVENT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF PRINCIPLESChapter V · —PRAYERChapter VI · —THE ABSOLUTE GOODNESS OF PRAYERChapter VII · —PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN BLAMEChapter VIII · —FAITH, LAWChapter I · —WHICH TREATS OF THE MANNER OF ENTERING A CONVENTChapter II · —FAUCHELEVENT IN THE PRESENCE OF A DIFFICULTYChapter III · —MOTHER INNOCENTEChapter IV · —IN WHICH JEAN VALJEAN HAS QUITE THE AIR OF HAVING READ AUSTIN CASTILLEJOChapter V · —IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO BE DRUNK IN ORDER TO BE IMMORTALChapter VI · —BETWEEN FOUR PLANKSChapter VII · —IN WHICH WILL BE FOUND THE ORIGIN OF THE SAYING: DON’T LOSE THE CARDChapter VIII · —A SUCCESSFUL INTERROGATORYChapter IX · —CLOISTEREDVOLUME III MARIUSChapter I · —PARVULUSChapter II · —SOME OF HIS PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICSChapter III · —HE IS AGREEABLEChapter IV · —HE MAY BE OF USEChapter V · —HIS FRONTIERSChapter VI · —A BIT OF HISTORYChapter VII · —THE GAMIN SHOULD HAVE HIS PLACE IN THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF INDIAChapter VIII · —IN WHICH THE READER WILL FIND A CHARMING SAYING OF THE LAST KINGChapter IX · —THE OLD SOUL OF GAULChapter X · —ECCE PARIS, ECCE HOMOChapter XI · —TO SCOFF, TO REIGNChapter XII · —THE FUTURE LATENT IN THE PEOPLEChapter XIII · —LITTLE GAVROCHEChapter I · —NINETY YEARS AND THIRTY-TWO TEETHChapter II · —LIKE MASTER, LIKE HOUSEChapter III · —LUC-ESPRITChapter IV · —A CENTENARIAN ASPIRANTChapter V · —BASQUE AND NICOLETTEChapter VI · —IN WHICH MAGNON AND HER TWO CHILDREN ARE SEENChapter VII · —RULE: RECEIVE NO ONE EXCEPT IN THE EVENINGChapter VIII · —TWO DO NOT MAKE A PAIRChapter I · —AN ANCIENT SALONChapter II · —ONE OF THE RED SPECTRES OF THAT EPOCHChapter III · —REQUIESCANTChapter IV · —END OF THE BRIGANDChapter V · —THE UTILITY OF GOING TO MASS, IN ORDER TO BECOME A REVOLUTIONISTChapter VI · —THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING MET A WARDENChapter VII · —SOME PETTICOATChapter VIII · —MARBLE AGAINST GRANITEChapter I · —A GROUP WHICH BARELY MISSED BECOMING HISTORICChapter II · —BLONDEAU’S FUNERAL ORATION BY BOSSUETChapter III · —MARIUS’ ASTONISHMENTSChapter IV · —THE BACK ROOM OF THE CAFÉ MUSAINChapter V · —ENLARGEMENT OF HORIZONChapter VI · —RES ANGUSTAChapter I · —MARIUS INDIGENTChapter II · —MARIUS POORChapter III · —MARIUS GROWN UPChapter IV · —M. MABEUFChapter V · —POVERTY A GOOD NEIGHBOR FOR MISERYChapter VI · —THE SUBSTITUTEChapter I · —THE SOBRIQUET: MODE OF FORMATION OF FAMILY NAMESChapter II · —LUX FACTA ESTChapter III · —EFFECT OF THE SPRINGChapter IV · —BEGINNING OF A GREAT MALADYChapter V · —DIVERS CLAPS OF THUNDER FALL ON MA’AM BOUGONChapter VI · —TAKEN PRISONERChapter VII · —ADVENTURES OF THE LETTER U DELIVERED OVER TO CONJECTURESChapter VIII · —THE VETERANS THEMSELVES CAN BE HAPPYChapter IX · —ECLIPSEChapter I · —MINES AND MINERSChapter II · —THE LOWEST DEPTHSChapter III · —BABET, GUEULEMER, CLAQUESOUS, AND MONTPARNASSEChapter IV · —COMPOSITION OF THE TROUPEChapter I · —MARIUS, WHILE SEEKING A GIRL IN A BONNET, ENCOUNTERS A MAN IN A CAPChapter II · —TREASURE TROVEChapter III · —QUADRIFRONSChapter IV · —A ROSE IN MISERYChapter V · —A PROVIDENTIAL PEEP-HOLEChapter VI · —THE WILD MAN IN HIS LAIRChapter VII · —STRATEGY AND TACTICSChapter VIII · —THE RAY OF LIGHT IN THE HOVELChapter IX · —JONDRETTE COMES NEAR WEEPINGChapter X · —TARIFF OF LICENSED CABS: TWO FRANCS AN HOURChapter XI · —OFFERS OF SERVICE FROM MISERY TO WRETCHEDNESSChapter XII · —THE USE MADE OF M. LEBLANC’S FIVE-FRANC PIECEChapter XIII · —SOLUS CUM SOLO, IN LOCO REMOTO, NON COGITABUNTUR ORARE PATER NOSTERChapter XIV · —IN WHICH A POLICE AGENT BESTOWS TWO FISTFULS ON A LAWYERChapter XV · —JONDRETTE MAKES HIS PURCHASESChapter XVI · —IN WHICH WILL BE FOUND THE WORDS TO AN ENGLISH AIR WHICH WAS IN FASHION IN 1832Chapter XVII · —THE USE MADE OF MARIUS’ FIVE-FRANC PIECEChapter XVIII · —MARIUS’ TWO CHAIRS FORM A VIS-A-VISChapter XIX · —OCCUPYING ONE’S SELF WITH OBSCURE DEPTHSChapter XX · —THE TRAPChapter XXI · —ONE SHOULD ALWAYS BEGIN BY ARRESTING THE VICTIMSChapter XXII · —THE LITTLE ONE WHO WAS CRYING IN VOLUME TWOVOLUME IV SAINT-DENISChapter I · —WELL CUTChapter II · —BADLY SEWEDChapter III · —LOUIS PHILIPPEChapter IV · —CRACKS BENEATH THE FOUNDATIONChapter V · —FACTS WHENCE HISTORY SPRINGS AND WHICH HISTORY IGNORESChapter VI · —ENJOLRAS AND HIS LIEUTENANTSChapter I · —THE LARK’S MEADOWChapter II · —EMBRYONIC FORMATION OF CRIMES IN THE INCUBATION OF PRISONSChapter III · —APPARITION TO FATHER MABEUFChapter IV · —AN APPARITION TO MARIUSChapter I · —THE HOUSE WITH A SECRETChapter II · —JEAN VALJEAN AS A NATIONAL GUARDChapter III · —FOLIIS AC FRONDIBUSChapter IV · —CHANGE OF GATEChapter V · —THE ROSE PERCEIVES THAT IT IS AN ENGINE OF WARChapter VI · —THE BATTLE BEGUNChapter VII · —TO ONE SADNESS OPPOSE A SADNESS AND A HALFChapter VIII · —THE CHAIN-GANGChapter I · —A WOUND WITHOUT, HEALING WITHINChapter II · —MOTHER PLUTARQUE FINDS NO DIFFICULTY IN EXPLAINING A PHENOMENONChapter I · —SOLITUDE AND THE BARRACKS COMBINEDChapter II · —COSETTE’S APPREHENSIONSChapter III · —ENRICHED WITH COMMENTARIES BY TOUSSAINTChapter IV · —A HEART BENEATH A STONEChapter V · —COSETTE AFTER THE LETTERChapter VI · —OLD PEOPLE ARE MADE TO GO OUT OPPORTUNELYChapter I · —THE MALICIOUS PLAYFULNESS OF THE WINDChapter II · —IN WHICH LITTLE GAVROCHE EXTRACTS PROFIT FROM NAPOLEON THE GREATChapter III · —THE VICISSITUDES OF FLIGHTChapter I · —ORIGINChapter II · —ROOTSChapter III · —SLANG WHICH WEEPS AND SLANG WHICH LAUGHSChapter IV · —THE TWO DUTIES: TO WATCH AND TO HOPEChapter I · —FULL LIGHTChapter II · —THE BEWILDERMENT OF PERFECT HAPPINESSChapter III · —THE BEGINNING OF SHADOWChapter IV · —A CAB RUNS IN ENGLISH AND BARKS IN SLANGChapter V · —THINGS OF THE NIGHTChapter VI · —MARIUS BECOMES PRACTICAL ONCE MORE TO THE EXTENT OF GIVING COSETTE HIS ADDRESSChapter VII · —THE OLD HEART AND THE YOUNG HEART IN THE PRESENCE OF EACH OTHERChapter I · —JEAN VALJEANChapter II · —MARIUSChapter III · —M. MABEUFChapter I · —THE SURFACE OF THE QUESTIONChapter II · —THE ROOT OF THE MATTERChapter III · —A BURIAL; AN OCCASION TO BE BORN AGAINChapter IV · —THE EBULLITIONS OF FORMER DAYSChapter V · —ORIGINALITY OF PARISChapter I · —SOME EXPLANATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE ORIGIN OF GAVROCHE’S POETRY. THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACADEMICIAN ON THIS POETRYChapter II · —GAVROCHE ON THE MARCHChapter III · —JUST INDIGNATION OF A HAIR-DRESSERChapter IV · —THE CHILD IS AMAZED AT THE OLD MANChapter V · —THE OLD MANChapter VI · —RECRUITSChapter I · —HISTORY OF CORINTHE FROM ITS FOUNDATIONChapter II · —PRELIMINARY GAYETIESChapter III · —NIGHT BEGINS TO DESCEND UPON GRANTAIREChapter IV · —AN ATTEMPT TO CONSOLE THE WIDOW HUCHELOUPChapter V · —PREPARATIONSChapter VI · —WAITINGChapter VII · —THE MAN RECRUITED IN THE RUE DES BILLETTESChapter VIII · —MANY INTERROGATION POINTS WITH REGARD TO A CERTAIN LE CABUC WHOSE NAME MAY NOT HAVE BEEN LE CABUCChapter I · —FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER SAINT-DENISChapter II · —AN OWL’S VIEW OF PARISChapter III · —THE EXTREME EDGEChapter I · —THE FLAG: ACT FIRSTChapter II · —THE FLAG: ACT SECONDChapter III · —GAVROCHE WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER TO ACCEPT ENJOLRAS’ CARBINEChapter IV · —THE BARREL OF POWDERChapter V · —END OF THE VERSES OF JEAN PROUVAIREChapter VI · —THE AGONY OF DEATH AFTER THE AGONY OF LIFEChapter VII · —GAVROCHE AS A PROFOUND CALCULATOR OF DISTANCESChapter I · —A DRINKER IS A BABBLERChapter II · —THE STREET URCHIN AN ENEMY OF LIGHTChapter III · —WHILE COSETTE AND TOUSSAINT ARE ASLEEPChapter IV · —GAVROCHE’S EXCESS OF ZEALVOLUME V JEAN VALJEANChapter I · —THE CHARYBDIS OF THE FAUBOURG SAINT ANTOINE AND THE SCYLLA OF THE FAUBOURG DU TEMPLEChapter II · —WHAT IS TO BE DONE IN THE ABYSS IF ONE DOES NOT CONVERSEChapter III · —LIGHT AND SHADOWChapter IV · —MINUS FIVE, PLUS ONEChapter V · —THE HORIZON WHICH ONE BEHOLDS FROM THE SUMMIT OF A BARRICADEChapter VI · —MARIUS HAGGARD, JAVERT LACONICChapter VII · —THE SITUATION BECOMES AGGRAVATEDChapter VIII · —THE ARTILLERY-MEN COMPEL PEOPLE TO TAKE THEM SERIOUSLYChapter IX · —EMPLOYMENT OF THE OLD TALENTS OF A POACHER AND THAT INFALLIBLE MARKSMANSHIP WHICH INFLUENCED THE CONDEMNATION OF 1796Chapter X · —DAWNChapter XI · —THE SHOT WHICH MISSES NOTHING AND KILLS NO ONEChapter XII · —DISORDER A PARTISAN OF ORDERChapter XIII · —PASSING GLEAMSChapter XIV · —WHEREIN WILL APPEAR THE NAME OF ENJOLRAS’ MISTRESSChapter XV · —GAVROCHE OUTSIDEChapter XVI · —HOW FROM A BROTHER ONE BECOMES A FATHERChapter XVII · —MORTUUS PATER FILIUM MORITURUM EXPECTATChapter XVIII · —THE VULTURE BECOME PREYChapter XIX · —JEAN VALJEAN TAKES HIS REVENGEChapter XX · —THE DEAD ARE IN THE RIGHT AND THE LIVING ARE NOT IN THE WRONGChapter XXI · —THE HEROESChapter XXII · —FOOT TO FOOTChapter XXIII · —ORESTES FASTING AND PYLADES DRUNKChapter XXIV · —PRISONERChapter I · —THE LAND IMPOVERISHED BY THE SEAChapter II · —ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE SEWERChapter III · —BRUNESEAUChapter IVChapter V · —PRESENT PROGRESSChapter VI · —FUTURE PROGRESSChapter I · —THE SEWER AND ITS SURPRISESChapter II · —EXPLANATIONChapter III · —THE “SPUN” MANChapter IV · —HE ALSO BEARS HIS CROSSChapter V · —IN THE CASE OF SAND AS IN THAT OF WOMAN, THERE IS A FINENESS WHICH IS TREACHEROUSChapter VI · —THE FONTISChapter VII · —ONE SOMETIMES RUNS AGROUND WHEN ONE FANCIES THAT ONE IS DISEMBARKINGChapter VIII · —THE TORN COAT-TAILChapter IX · —MARIUS PRODUCES ON SOME ONE WHO IS A JUDGE OF THE MATTER, THE EFFECT OF BEING DEADChapter X · —RETURN OF THE SON WHO WAS PRODIGAL OF HIS LIFEChapter XI · —CONCUSSION IN THE ABSOLUTEChapter XII · —THE GRANDFATHERChapter IChapter I · —IN WHICH THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PLASTER APPEARS AGAINChapter II · —MARIUS, EMERGING FROM CIVIL WAR, MAKES READY FOR DOMESTIC WARChapter III · —MARIUS ATTACKEDChapter IV · —MADEMOISELLE GILLENORMAND ENDS BY NO LONGER THINKING IT A BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARMChapter V · —DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY IN A FOREST RATHER THAN WITH A NOTARYChapter VI · —THE TWO OLD MEN DO EVERYTHING, EACH ONE AFTER HIS OWN FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPYChapter VII · —THE EFFECTS OF DREAMS MINGLED WITH HAPPINESSChapter VIII · —TWO MEN IMPOSSIBLE TO FINDChapter I · —THE 16TH OF FEBRUARY, 1833Chapter II · —JEAN VALJEAN STILL WEARS HIS ARM IN A SLINGChapter III · —THE INSEPARABLEChapter IV · —THE IMMORTAL LIVER 68Chapter I · —THE SEVENTH CIRCLE AND THE EIGHTH HEAVENChapter II · —THE OBSCURITIES WHICH A REVELATION CAN CONTAINChapter I · —THE LOWER CHAMBERChapter II · —ANOTHER STEP BACKWARDSChapter III · —THEY RECALL THE GARDEN OF THE RUE PLUMETChapter IV · —ATTRACTION AND EXTINCTIONChapter I · —PITY FOR THE UNHAPPY, BUT INDULGENCE FOR THE HAPPYChapter II · —LAST FLICKERINGS OF A LAMP WITHOUT OILChapter III · —A PEN IS HEAVY TO THE MAN WHO LIFTED THE FAUCHELEVENT’S CARTChapter IV · —A BOTTLE OF INK WHICH ONLY SUCCEEDED IN WHITENINGChapter V · —A NIGHT BEHIND WHICH THERE IS DAYChapter VI · —THE GRASS COVERS AND THE RAIN EFFACESPrevious chapter ←Volume 2 — Chapter XXII · —THE LITTLE ONE WHO WAS CRYING IN VOLUME TWONext chapter →Volume 4 — Chapter I · —WELL CUTAll chapters and sections (371)Opening pagesFront matterSections1Volume 1 · Other sectionsChapter I · —M. MYRIELChapter II · —M. MYRIEL BECOMES M. WELCOMEChapter III · —A HARD BISHOPRIC FOR A GOOD BISHOPChapter IV · —WORKS CORRESPONDING TO WORDSChapter V · —MONSEIGNEUR BIENVENU MADE HIS CASSOCKS LAST TOO LONGChapter VI · —WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIMChapter VII · —CRAVATTEChapter VIII · —PHILOSOPHY AFTER DRINKINGChapter IX · —THE BROTHER AS DEPICTED BY THE SISTERChapter X · —THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHTChapter XI · —A RESTRICTIONChapter XII · —THE SOLITUDE OF MONSEIGNEUR WELCOMEChapter XIII · —WHAT HE BELIEVEDChapter XIV · —WHAT HE THOUGHTChapter I · —THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKINGChapter II · —PRUDENCE COUNSELLED TO WISDOM.Chapter III · —THE HEROISM OF PASSIVE OBEDIENCE.Chapter IV · —DETAILS CONCERNING THE CHEESE-DAIRIES OF PONTARLIER.Chapter V · —TRANQUILLITYChapter VI · —JEAN VALJEANChapter VII · —THE INTERIOR OF DESPAIRChapter VIII · —BILLOWS AND SHADOWSChapter IX · —NEW TROUBLESChapter X · —THE MAN AROUSEDChapter XI · —WHAT HE DOESChapter XII · —THE BISHOP WORKSChapter XIII · —LITTLE GERVAISChapter I · —THE YEAR 1817Chapter II · —A DOUBLE QUARTETTEChapter III · —FOUR AND FOURChapter IV · —THOLOMYÈS IS SO MERRY THAT HE SINGS A SPANISH DITTYChapter V · —AT BOMBARDA’SChapter VI · —A CHAPTER IN WHICH THEY ADORE EACH OTHERChapter VII · —THE WISDOM OF THOLOMYÈSChapter VIII · —THE DEATH OF A HORSEChapter IX · —A MERRY END TO MIRTHChapter I · —ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHERChapter II · —FIRST SKETCH OF TWO UNPREPOSSESSING FIGURESChapter III · —THE LARKChapter I · —THE HISTORY OF A PROGRESS IN BLACK GLASS TRINKETSChapter II · —MADELEINEChapter III · —SUMS DEPOSITED WITH LAFFITTEChapter IV · —M. MADELEINE IN MOURNINGChapter V · —VAGUE FLASHES ON THE HORIZONChapter VI · —FATHER FAUCHELEVENTChapter VII · —FAUCHELEVENT BECOMES A GARDENER IN PARISChapter VIII · —MADAME VICTURNIEN EXPENDS THIRTY FRANCS ON MORALITYChapter IX · —MADAME VICTURNIEN’S SUCCESSChapter X · —RESULT OF THE SUCCESSChapter XI · —CHRISTUS NOS LIBERAVITChapter XII · —M. BAMATABOIS’S INACTIVITYChapter XIII · —THE SOLUTION OF SOME QUESTIONS CONNECTED WITH THE MUNICIPAL POLICEChapter I · —THE BEGINNING OF REPOSEChapter II · —HOW JEAN MAY BECOME CHAMPChapter I · —SISTER SIMPLICEChapter II · —THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIREChapter III · —A TEMPEST IN A SKULLChapter IV · —FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEPChapter V · —HINDRANCESChapter VI · —SISTER SIMPLICE PUT TO THE PROOFChapter VII · —THE TRAVELLER ON HIS ARRIVAL TAKES PRECAUTIONS FOR DEPARTUREChapter VIII · —AN ENTRANCE BY FAVORChapter IX · —A PLACE WHERE CONVICTIONS ARE IN PROCESS OF FORMATIONChapter X · —THE SYSTEM OF DENIALSChapter XI · —CHAMPMATHIEU MORE AND MORE ASTONISHEDChapter I · —IN WHAT MIRROR M. MADELEINE CONTEMPLATES HIS HAIRChapter II · —FANTINE HAPPYChapter III · —JAVERT SATISFIEDChapter IV · —AUTHORITY REASSERTS ITS RIGHTSChapter V · —A SUITABLE TOMBSections2Volume 2 · Other sectionsChapter I · —WHAT IS MET WITH ON THE WAY FROM NIVELLESChapter II · —HOUGOMONTChapter III · —THE EIGHTEENTH OF JUNE, 1815Chapter IV · —AChapter V · —THE QUID OBSCURUM OF BATTLESChapter VI · —FOUR O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOONChapter VII · —NAPOLEON IN A GOOD HUMORChapter VIII · —THE EMPEROR PUTS A QUESTION TO THE GUIDE LACOSTEChapter IX · —THE UNEXPECTEDChapter X · —THE PLATEAU OF MONT-SAINT-JEANChapter XI · —A BAD GUIDE TO NAPOLEON; A GOOD GUIDE TO BÜLOWChapter XII · —THE GUARDChapter XIII · —THE CATASTROPHEChapter XIV · —THE LAST SQUAREChapter XV · —CAMBRONNEChapter XVI · —QUOT LIBRAS IN DUCE?Chapter XVII · —IS WATERLOO TO BE CONSIDERED GOOD?Chapter XVIII · —A RECRUDESCENCE OF DIVINE RIGHTChapter XIX · —THE BATTLE-FIELD AT NIGHTChapter I · —NUMBER 24,601 BECOMES NUMBER 9,430Chapter II · —IN WHICH THE READER WILL PERUSE TWO VERSES, WHICH ARE OF THE DEVIL’S COMPOSITION, POSSIBLYChapter III · —THE ANKLE-CHAIN MUST HAVE UNDERGONE A CERTAIN PREPARATORY MANIPULATION TO BE THUS BROKEN WITH A BLOW FROM A HAMMERChapter I · —THE WATER QUESTION AT MONTFERMEILChapter II · —TWO COMPLETE PORTRAITSChapter III · —MEN MUST HAVE WINE, AND HORSES MUST HAVE WATERChapter IV · —ENTRANCE ON THE SCENE OF A DOLLChapter V · —THE LITTLE ONE ALL ALONEChapter VI · —WHICH POSSIBLY PROVES BOULATRUELLE’S INTELLIGENCEChapter VII · —COSETTE SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE STRANGER IN THE DARKChapter VIII · —THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE’S HOUSE A POOR MAN WHO MAY BE A RICH MANChapter IX · — THÉNARDIER AND HIS MANŒUVRESChapter X · —HE WHO SEEKS TO BETTER HIMSELF MAY RENDER HIS SITUATION WORSEChapter XI · —NUMBER 9,430 REAPPEARS, AND COSETTE WINS IT IN THE LOTTERYChapter I · —MASTER GORBEAUChapter II · —A NEST FOR OWL AND A WARBLERChapter III · —TWO MISFORTUNES MAKE ONE PIECE OF GOOD FORTUNEChapter IV · —THE REMARKS OF THE PRINCIPAL TENANTChapter V · —A FIVE-FRANC PIECE FALLS ON THE GROUND AND PRODUCES A TUMULTChapter I · —THE ZIGZAGS OF STRATEGYChapter II · —IT IS LUCKY THAT THE PONT D’AUSTERLITZ BEARS CARRIAGESChapter III · —TO WIT, THE PLAN OF PARIS IN 1727Chapter IV · —THE GROPINGS OF FLIGHTChapter V · —WHICH WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE WITH GAS LANTERNSChapter VI · —THE BEGINNING OF AN ENIGMAChapter VII · —CONTINUATION OF THE ENIGMAChapter VIII · —THE ENIGMA BECOMES DOUBLY MYSTERIOUSChapter IX · —THE MAN WITH THE BELLChapter X · —WHICH EXPLAINS HOW JAVERT GOT ON THE SCENTChapter I · —NUMBER 62 RUE PETIT-PICPUSChapter II · —THE OBEDIENCE OF MARTIN VERGAChapter III · —AUSTERITIESChapter IV · —GAYETIESChapter V · —DISTRACTIONSChapter VI · —THE LITTLE CONVENTChapter VII · —SOME SILHOUETTES OF THIS DARKNESSChapter VIII · —POST CORDA LAPIDESChapter IX · —A CENTURY UNDER A GUIMPEChapter X · —ORIGIN OF THE PERPETUAL ADORATIONChapter XI · —END OF THE PETIT-PICPUSChapter I · —THE CONVENT AS AN ABSTRACT IDEAChapter II · —THE CONVENT AS AN HISTORICAL FACTChapter III · —ON WHAT CONDITIONS ONE CAN RESPECT THE PASTChapter IV · —THE CONVENT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF PRINCIPLESChapter V · —PRAYERChapter VI · —THE ABSOLUTE GOODNESS OF PRAYERChapter VII · —PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN BLAMEChapter VIII · —FAITH, LAWChapter I · —WHICH TREATS OF THE MANNER OF ENTERING A CONVENTChapter II · —FAUCHELEVENT IN THE PRESENCE OF A DIFFICULTYChapter III · —MOTHER INNOCENTEChapter IV · —IN WHICH JEAN VALJEAN HAS QUITE THE AIR OF HAVING READ AUSTIN CASTILLEJOChapter V · —IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO BE DRUNK IN ORDER TO BE IMMORTALChapter VI · —BETWEEN FOUR PLANKSChapter VII · —IN WHICH WILL BE FOUND THE ORIGIN OF THE SAYING: DON’T LOSE THE CARDChapter VIII · —A SUCCESSFUL INTERROGATORYChapter IX · —CLOISTEREDSections3Volume 3 · Other sectionsChapter I · —PARVULUSChapter II · —SOME OF HIS PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICSChapter III · —HE IS AGREEABLEChapter IV · —HE MAY BE OF USEChapter V · —HIS FRONTIERSChapter VI · —A BIT OF HISTORYChapter VII · —THE GAMIN SHOULD HAVE HIS PLACE IN THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF INDIAChapter VIII · —IN WHICH THE READER WILL FIND A CHARMING SAYING OF THE LAST KINGChapter IX · —THE OLD SOUL OF GAULChapter X · —ECCE PARIS, ECCE HOMOChapter XI · —TO SCOFF, TO REIGNChapter XII · —THE FUTURE LATENT IN THE PEOPLEChapter XIII · —LITTLE GAVROCHEChapter I · —NINETY YEARS AND THIRTY-TWO TEETHChapter II · —LIKE MASTER, LIKE HOUSEChapter III · —LUC-ESPRITChapter IV · —A CENTENARIAN ASPIRANTChapter V · —BASQUE AND NICOLETTEChapter VI · —IN WHICH MAGNON AND HER TWO CHILDREN ARE SEENChapter VII · —RULE: RECEIVE NO ONE EXCEPT IN THE EVENINGChapter VIII · —TWO DO NOT MAKE A PAIRChapter I · —AN ANCIENT SALONChapter II · —ONE OF THE RED SPECTRES OF THAT EPOCHChapter III · —REQUIESCANTChapter IV · —END OF THE BRIGANDChapter V · —THE UTILITY OF GOING TO MASS, IN ORDER TO BECOME A REVOLUTIONISTChapter VI · —THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING MET A WARDENChapter VII · —SOME PETTICOATChapter VIII · —MARBLE AGAINST GRANITEChapter I · —A GROUP WHICH BARELY MISSED BECOMING HISTORICChapter II · —BLONDEAU’S FUNERAL ORATION BY BOSSUETChapter III · —MARIUS’ ASTONISHMENTSChapter IV · —THE BACK ROOM OF THE CAFÉ MUSAINChapter V · —ENLARGEMENT OF HORIZONChapter VI · —RES ANGUSTAChapter I · —MARIUS INDIGENTChapter II · —MARIUS POORChapter III · —MARIUS GROWN UPChapter IV · —M. MABEUFChapter V · —POVERTY A GOOD NEIGHBOR FOR MISERYChapter VI · —THE SUBSTITUTEChapter I · —THE SOBRIQUET: MODE OF FORMATION OF FAMILY NAMESChapter II · —LUX FACTA ESTChapter III · —EFFECT OF THE SPRINGChapter IV · —BEGINNING OF A GREAT MALADYChapter V · —DIVERS CLAPS OF THUNDER FALL ON MA’AM BOUGONChapter VI · —TAKEN PRISONERChapter VII · —ADVENTURES OF THE LETTER U DELIVERED OVER TO CONJECTURESChapter VIII · —THE VETERANS THEMSELVES CAN BE HAPPYChapter IX · —ECLIPSEChapter I · —MINES AND MINERSChapter II · —THE LOWEST DEPTHSChapter III · —BABET, GUEULEMER, CLAQUESOUS, AND MONTPARNASSEChapter IV · —COMPOSITION OF THE TROUPEChapter I · —MARIUS, WHILE SEEKING A GIRL IN A BONNET, ENCOUNTERS A MAN IN A CAPChapter II · —TREASURE TROVEChapter III · —QUADRIFRONSChapter IV · —A ROSE IN MISERYChapter V · —A PROVIDENTIAL PEEP-HOLEChapter VI · —THE WILD MAN IN HIS LAIRChapter VII · —STRATEGY AND TACTICSChapter VIII · —THE RAY OF LIGHT IN THE HOVELChapter IX · —JONDRETTE COMES NEAR WEEPINGChapter X · —TARIFF OF LICENSED CABS: TWO FRANCS AN HOURChapter XI · —OFFERS OF SERVICE FROM MISERY TO WRETCHEDNESSChapter XII · —THE USE MADE OF M. LEBLANC’S FIVE-FRANC PIECEChapter XIII · —SOLUS CUM SOLO, IN LOCO REMOTO, NON COGITABUNTUR ORARE PATER NOSTERChapter XIV · —IN WHICH A POLICE AGENT BESTOWS TWO FISTFULS ON A LAWYERChapter XV · —JONDRETTE MAKES HIS PURCHASESChapter XVI · —IN WHICH WILL BE FOUND THE WORDS TO AN ENGLISH AIR WHICH WAS IN FASHION IN 1832Chapter XVII · —THE USE MADE OF MARIUS’ FIVE-FRANC PIECEChapter XVIII · —MARIUS’ TWO CHAIRS FORM A VIS-A-VISChapter XIX · —OCCUPYING ONE’S SELF WITH OBSCURE DEPTHSChapter XX · —THE TRAPChapter XXI · —ONE SHOULD ALWAYS BEGIN BY ARRESTING THE VICTIMSVolume 2 · Sections2Sections4Volume 4 · Other sectionsChapter I · —WELL CUTChapter II · —BADLY SEWEDChapter III · —LOUIS PHILIPPEChapter IV · —CRACKS BENEATH THE FOUNDATIONChapter V · —FACTS WHENCE HISTORY SPRINGS AND WHICH HISTORY IGNORESChapter VI · —ENJOLRAS AND HIS LIEUTENANTSChapter I · —THE LARK’S MEADOWChapter II · —EMBRYONIC FORMATION OF CRIMES IN THE INCUBATION OF PRISONSChapter III · —APPARITION TO FATHER MABEUFChapter IV · —AN APPARITION TO MARIUSChapter I · —THE HOUSE WITH A SECRETChapter II · —JEAN VALJEAN AS A NATIONAL GUARDChapter III · —FOLIIS AC FRONDIBUSChapter IV · —CHANGE OF GATEChapter V · —THE ROSE PERCEIVES THAT IT IS AN ENGINE OF WARChapter VI · —THE BATTLE BEGUNChapter VII · —TO ONE SADNESS OPPOSE A SADNESS AND A HALFChapter VIII · —THE CHAIN-GANGChapter I · —A WOUND WITHOUT, HEALING WITHINChapter II · —MOTHER PLUTARQUE FINDS NO DIFFICULTY IN EXPLAINING A PHENOMENONChapter I · —SOLITUDE AND THE BARRACKS COMBINEDChapter II · —COSETTE’S APPREHENSIONSChapter III · —ENRICHED WITH COMMENTARIES BY TOUSSAINTChapter IV · —A HEART BENEATH A STONEChapter V · —COSETTE AFTER THE LETTERChapter VI · —OLD PEOPLE ARE MADE TO GO OUT OPPORTUNELYChapter I · —THE MALICIOUS PLAYFULNESS OF THE WINDChapter II · —IN WHICH LITTLE GAVROCHE EXTRACTS PROFIT FROM NAPOLEON THE GREATChapter III · —THE VICISSITUDES OF FLIGHTChapter I · —ORIGINChapter II · —ROOTSChapter III · —SLANG WHICH WEEPS AND SLANG WHICH LAUGHSChapter IV · —THE TWO DUTIES: TO WATCH AND TO HOPEChapter I · —FULL LIGHTChapter II · —THE BEWILDERMENT OF PERFECT HAPPINESSChapter III · —THE BEGINNING OF SHADOWChapter IV · —A CAB RUNS IN ENGLISH AND BARKS IN SLANGChapter V · —THINGS OF THE NIGHTChapter VI · —MARIUS BECOMES PRACTICAL ONCE MORE TO THE EXTENT OF GIVING COSETTE HIS ADDRESSChapter VII · —THE OLD HEART AND THE YOUNG HEART IN THE PRESENCE OF EACH OTHERChapter I · —JEAN VALJEANChapter II · —MARIUSChapter III · —M. MABEUFChapter I · —THE SURFACE OF THE QUESTIONChapter II · —THE ROOT OF THE MATTERChapter III · —A BURIAL; AN OCCASION TO BE BORN AGAINChapter IV · —THE EBULLITIONS OF FORMER DAYSChapter V · —ORIGINALITY OF PARISChapter I · —SOME EXPLANATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE ORIGIN OF GAVROCHE’S POETRY. THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACADEMICIAN ON THIS POETRYChapter II · —GAVROCHE ON THE MARCHChapter III · —JUST INDIGNATION OF A HAIR-DRESSERChapter IV · —THE CHILD IS AMAZED AT THE OLD MANChapter V · —THE OLD MANChapter VI · —RECRUITSChapter I · —HISTORY OF CORINTHE FROM ITS FOUNDATIONChapter II · —PRELIMINARY GAYETIESChapter III · —NIGHT BEGINS TO DESCEND UPON GRANTAIREChapter IV · —AN ATTEMPT TO CONSOLE THE WIDOW HUCHELOUPChapter V · —PREPARATIONSChapter VI · —WAITINGChapter VII · —THE MAN RECRUITED IN THE RUE DES BILLETTESChapter VIII · —MANY INTERROGATION POINTS WITH REGARD TO A CERTAIN LE CABUC WHOSE NAME MAY NOT HAVE BEEN LE CABUCChapter I · —FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER SAINT-DENISChapter II · —AN OWL’S VIEW OF PARISChapter III · —THE EXTREME EDGEVolume 4 / Act 1 · Acts1Volume 4 / Act 2 · Acts2Volume 4 / Act 2 · Other sectionsChapter III · —GAVROCHE WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER TO ACCEPT ENJOLRAS’ CARBINEChapter IV · —THE BARREL OF POWDERChapter V · —END OF THE VERSES OF JEAN PROUVAIREChapter VI · —THE AGONY OF DEATH AFTER THE AGONY OF LIFEChapter VII · —GAVROCHE AS A PROFOUND CALCULATOR OF DISTANCESChapter I · —A DRINKER IS A BABBLERChapter II · —THE STREET URCHIN AN ENEMY OF LIGHTChapter III · —WHILE COSETTE AND TOUSSAINT ARE ASLEEPChapter IV · —GAVROCHE’S EXCESS OF ZEALSections5Volume 5 · Other sectionsChapter I · —THE CHARYBDIS OF THE FAUBOURG SAINT ANTOINE AND THE SCYLLA OF THE FAUBOURG DU TEMPLEChapter II · —WHAT IS TO BE DONE IN THE ABYSS IF ONE DOES NOT CONVERSEChapter III · —LIGHT AND SHADOWChapter IV · —MINUS FIVE, PLUS ONEChapter V · —THE HORIZON WHICH ONE BEHOLDS FROM THE SUMMIT OF A BARRICADEChapter VI · —MARIUS HAGGARD, JAVERT LACONICChapter VII · —THE SITUATION BECOMES AGGRAVATEDChapter VIII · —THE ARTILLERY-MEN COMPEL PEOPLE TO TAKE THEM SERIOUSLYChapter IX · —EMPLOYMENT OF THE OLD TALENTS OF A POACHER AND THAT INFALLIBLE MARKSMANSHIP WHICH INFLUENCED THE CONDEMNATION OF 1796Chapter X · —DAWNChapter XI · —THE SHOT WHICH MISSES NOTHING AND KILLS NO ONEChapter XII · —DISORDER A PARTISAN OF ORDERChapter XIII · —PASSING GLEAMSChapter XIV · —WHEREIN WILL APPEAR THE NAME OF ENJOLRAS’ MISTRESSChapter XV · —GAVROCHE OUTSIDEChapter XVI · —HOW FROM A BROTHER ONE BECOMES A FATHERChapter XVII · —MORTUUS PATER FILIUM MORITURUM EXPECTATChapter XVIII · —THE VULTURE BECOME PREYChapter XIX · —JEAN VALJEAN TAKES HIS REVENGEChapter XX · —THE DEAD ARE IN THE RIGHT AND THE LIVING ARE NOT IN THE WRONGChapter XXI · —THE HEROESChapter XXII · —FOOT TO FOOTChapter XXIII · —ORESTES FASTING AND PYLADES DRUNKChapter XXIV · —PRISONERChapter I · —THE LAND IMPOVERISHED BY THE SEAChapter II · —ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE SEWERChapter III · —BRUNESEAUVolume 5 · Chapters4Volume 5 · Other sectionsChapter V · —PRESENT PROGRESSChapter VI · —FUTURE PROGRESSChapter I · —THE SEWER AND ITS SURPRISESChapter II · —EXPLANATIONChapter III · —THE “SPUN” MANChapter IV · —HE ALSO BEARS HIS CROSSChapter V · —IN THE CASE OF SAND AS IN THAT OF WOMAN, THERE IS A FINENESS WHICH IS TREACHEROUSChapter VI · —THE FONTISChapter VII · —ONE SOMETIMES RUNS AGROUND WHEN ONE FANCIES THAT ONE IS DISEMBARKINGChapter VIII · —THE TORN COAT-TAILChapter IX · —MARIUS PRODUCES ON SOME ONE WHO IS A JUDGE OF THE MATTER, THE EFFECT OF BEING DEADChapter X · —RETURN OF THE SON WHO WAS PRODIGAL OF HIS LIFEChapter XI · —CONCUSSION IN THE ABSOLUTEChapter XII · —THE GRANDFATHERVolume 5 · Chapters1Volume 5 · Other sectionsChapter I · —IN WHICH THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PLASTER APPEARS AGAINChapter II · —MARIUS, EMERGING FROM CIVIL WAR, MAKES READY FOR DOMESTIC WARChapter III · —MARIUS ATTACKEDChapter IV · —MADEMOISELLE GILLENORMAND ENDS BY NO LONGER THINKING IT A BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARMChapter V · —DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY IN A FOREST RATHER THAN WITH A NOTARYChapter VI · —THE TWO OLD MEN DO EVERYTHING, EACH ONE AFTER HIS OWN FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPYChapter VII · —THE EFFECTS OF DREAMS MINGLED WITH HAPPINESSChapter VIII · —TWO MEN IMPOSSIBLE TO FINDChapter I · —THE 16TH OF FEBRUARY, 1833Chapter II · —JEAN VALJEAN STILL WEARS HIS ARM IN A SLINGChapter III · —THE INSEPARABLEChapter IV · —THE IMMORTAL LIVER 68Chapter I · —THE SEVENTH CIRCLE AND THE EIGHTH HEAVENChapter II · —THE OBSCURITIES WHICH A REVELATION CAN CONTAINChapter I · —THE LOWER CHAMBERChapter II · —ANOTHER STEP BACKWARDSChapter III · —THEY RECALL THE GARDEN OF THE RUE PLUMETChapter IV · —ATTRACTION AND EXTINCTIONChapter I · —PITY FOR THE UNHAPPY, BUT INDULGENCE FOR THE HAPPYChapter II · —LAST FLICKERINGS OF A LAMP WITHOUT OILChapter III · —A PEN IS HEAVY TO THE MAN WHO LIFTED THE FAUCHELEVENT’S CARTChapter IV · —A BOTTLE OF INK WHICH ONLY SUCCEEDED IN WHITENINGChapter V · —A NIGHT BEHIND WHICH THERE IS DAYChapter VI · —THE GRASS COVERS AND THE RAIN EFFACESFrontispiece Volume FourTitlepage Volume FourTHE IDYL IN THE RUE PLUMET AND THE EPIC IN THE RUE SAINT-DENIS◇BOOK FIRST—A FEW PAGES OF HISTORY← CHAPTER XXII—THE LITTLE ONE WHO WAS CRYING IN VOLUME TWOCHAPTER I—WELL CUT →
