Les Misérables, Book 8: The Wicked Poor Man, Chapter 7 summary
Book 8: The Wicked Poor Man, Chapter 7 of 365 · 5 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 7, Marius watches as the eldest daughter announces that a charitable gentleman is approaching, prompting her father to make the attic look colder and more destitute. The father extinguishes the fire, damages furniture, and orders a window broken, treating his younger daughter's resulting injury as another useful sign of suffering.
What happens
- Marius stays at his observation point when the eldest daughter returns and announces that the charitable gentleman is following her.
- The daughter explains how she delivers the letter and identifies the approaching carriage by its number, 440.
- Her father extinguishes the fire, breaks a chair seat, and orders his younger daughter to smash a window.
- He tells his wife to lie down, then welcomes the younger girl's bleeding hand as useful to his preparations.
- He bandages the child with his torn chemise, hides the wet embers beneath ashes, and declares himself ready for the visitor.
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