Les Misérables, Book 13: Marius Enters the Shadow, Chapter 2 summary
Book 13: Marius Enters the Shadow, Chapter 2 of 365 · 4 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 2, insurgents turn the Halles district into a dark stronghold while armed battalions gather around it, bringing both sides toward a decisive clash. The narrator describes shared fear and determination, the warning bell of Saint-Merry, and a distant roar from the people beyond the threatened district.
What happens
- The insurgents darken the Halles district, breaking streetlamps and shooting at windows where candles burn.
- Armed battalions gather around the stronghold and gradually tighten their surrounding ring.
- Hidden combatants await a confrontation in which both sides see death or victory as their only choices.
- The bell of Saint-Merry sounds through the silence beneath a clouded sky.
- Beyond the district preparing for battle, a threatening popular voice rises from impoverished Paris.
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