Les Misérables, Book 4: The Friends of the a B C, Chapter 2 summary

What happens

1. Outside the Café Musain, Laigle spots Marius Pontmercy’s name on a travel bag and stops his cab.
2. Laigle explains that he answers for the absent Marius during Blondeau’s roll call, saving Marius from removal.
3. Blondeau catches Laigle answering to two names and removes him from the list instead.
4. Marius apologizes, while Laigle mocks Blondeau and celebrates abandoning a legal career.
5. Courfeyrac discovers that Marius lacks lodging and takes him to a hotel, where they occupy neighboring rooms.

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What to notice

Courfeyrac responds directly to Marius’s lack of lodging. His offer turns a chance street encounter into practical support.

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