Les Misérables, Book 3: The Grandfather and the Grandson, Chapter 8 summary
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In Chapter 8, Marius returns from Vernon, and his grandfather discovers the document granting him his father’s title, provoking a fierce dispute over family loyalty and politics. Marius defends his father, insults the monarchy, and leaves after his grandfather orders him out, carrying little money and no fixed destination.
What happens
- Lieutenant Théodule withdraws from the cemetery and decides not to write to his aunt about Marius.
- While Marius bathes, M. Gillenormand and his daughter discover his father’s written instructions and cards bearing his baronial title.
- Marius defends his father’s service, while his grandfather attacks the Republic and the men who serve B-u-o-naparté.
- Marius denounces the Bourbons and Louis XVIII, and his grandfather orders him out of the house.
- M. Gillenormand instructs his daughter to send Marius money but forbids her to mention his name.
- Believing his grandfather destroys his father’s document, Marius heads toward the Latin Quarter with thirty francs and a few belongings.
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