Les Misérables, Book 5: The Descent, Chapter 7 summary
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In Chapter 7, Madeleine helps the injured Fauchelevent find work in Paris, becomes mayor, and draws Javert’s guarded distrust despite the town’s growing prosperity. Fantine returns unrecognized and gains a place in Madeleine’s factory, where her small earnings are enough to support her.
What happens
- Madeleine places Fauchelevent in his factory infirmary and leaves him a thousand francs for his broken cart and dead horse.
- Fauchelevent recovers with a stiff knee, and Madeleine secures him a gardening job at a convent in Paris.
- Madeleine becomes mayor, while Javert avoids him and shows deep respect when official business requires contact.
- Tax collection costs fall sharply in M. sur M., giving a measurable sign of prosperity.
- Fantine returns unrecognized and finds factory work that pays little but provides her living.
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