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oh hey look at that kid he’s having a nice time

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will he ever escape his past?

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Life at the Convent. Volume 2, Book 8, Chapter 9.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

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Congratulations, Les Mis Letters readers, on finishing Volume 2: Cosette! 🎊

A wild journey from Waterloo, to the ship Orion, to Montfermil, to the Gorbeau House in Paris, and finally to the Petit Picpus convent and a wacky coffin heist.

On to Volume 3!

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Les Miserables / Arai manga readalong - Volume 2 : Cosette - Chapter 4 : The Gorbeau house

Second part of this chapter, and the end of the "Cosette" volume ! I have to say, overall this part feels a bit rushed when you compare it to the novel- not in an incredibly obvious way, but since the manga has taken a lot of time to get into the details so far, I am always a bit disappointed when I get to this chapter because it's less elaborate (then again i'm very specific about what I like in adaptations so. take it with a grain of salt)

Part 1 / Part 2

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Anyway... the chase itself ! Valjean and Cosette are still running in the dark and it has even started to rain, because that's how bad this night is going. Though Cosette quickly gets tired, Valjean makes her believe Madame Thénardier is after them to make her stop talking and keep running. However, at one point Javert yells the name "Valjean" from above them... and the latter looks up on instinct, so this new eye contact gives way to a sadistic joy on Javert's face as he becomes sure the man is actually Valjean.

The situation gets critical when the two fugitives reach a dead end, while Cosette seems to be getting weaker and weaker : Arai shows her slouching and shivering, and she has become weirdly silent. Still, Valjean manages to drag her over the wall, so Javert can't find any trace of them when he arrives. His sadistic joy from before turns into him being angry at himself, and we find the same comparison as in the Brick : Javert becomes aware he tried to play the mouse with a lion (which is all the more easy here since Valjean has been pictured as a lion multiple times).... So when he yells that Valjean "can't escape him" it's hard to not take it as an empty threat since. well. Valjean did just escape

Meanwhile, Valjean and Cosette have landed in a garden and seem safe from Javert, but as Valjean notices the girl's state, he begins panicking and falls to his knees when he discovers the strange building in front of him. He doesn't have time to wonder about it, since another man shows up : at first, Valjean is blinded by the light and can't see his face, and the situation gets all the more confusing when the unknown man calls him "monsieur Madeleine". Only then do we get a close up on Fauchelevent's face, as he names himself to Valjean who... still looks confused

In Fauchelevent's room, while Cosette is soundly asleep, Valjean introduces her as his daughter and begs the other man to let them stay. As Fauchelevent agrees and Valjean thanks him, we get a close up on the two candlesticks on the table (this time, it feels to me as if the candlesticks where like. pointing toward Valjean's destiny ? as in, showing that he's on the right path and that staying here is the right thing to do ?)

Which is. when things really get rushed : the scene immediately cuts to Valjean and Cosette talking to the prioress, so it really underplays the difficulty of getting out and back in the convent, although this point is crucial in the novel. So this also means no fake burial scene, sadly, and Fauchelevent plays a much lesser role.

The conversation itself is really short as well : Valjean introduces himself as Ultime Fauchelevent, and the prioress predicts Cosette will be ugly. After that, Cosette is taken aside by the sisters, and Valjean seems worried at first but Fauchelevent comforts him. The last page shows Cosette singing in the choir, so it's easy enough to understand they have settled in the convent- but the last frame also highlights Jesus on his cross, again setting the emphasis on the role of God in Valjean's life.

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The New Gravedigger is Very Sober. Volume 2, Book 8, Chapter 5.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

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kids these days are so ignorant!! no one has had this experience before!

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somewhere in there is a bunch of nuns

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awww they’re having so much fun!!

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Which house this would be? The Cosette's Place at her School.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

Select One.

Spider🕷️

Caterpillar🐛

Wood-louse🪵

Cricket🦗

Voting ended onMay 10

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Even mother and little sister were not obtained permission to embrace family. Volume 2, Book 6, Chapter 3.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

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The many digressions in Les Mis create the impression of lying in bed watching YouTube where you're listening to Jean Valjean's story, and then that video ends and the Next Up is a video essay titled " You won't believe life in this CULT".

Also, your watch history so far includes "Total War: Napoleon - Battle of Waterloo Gameplay Walkthrough MAX difficulty" and "Top 50 things that happened in 1817" and "Real Investigations: How this inspector cracked a cold case with LOGIC".

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… (silence like their vow)

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they’ve been saved!

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Valjean and Cosette crossed the Pont d'Austerlitz, still being chased. Volume 2, Book 5, Chapter 2.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

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The wall at Rue Petit-Picpus. Volume 2. Book 5, Chapter 4.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.