Les Misérables, Book 3: Mud, but the Soul, Chapter 4 summary
Book 3: Mud, but the Soul, Chapter 4 of 365 · 6 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 4, Jean Valjean carries the unconscious Marius through the sewers, chooses a downstream route, and stops to bind his wounds despite feeling hatred toward him. Food restores his strength, and Marius’s pocketbook supplies his grandfather’s address before Jean Valjean resumes his journey into deeper darkness.
What happens
- Jean Valjean struggles through cramped, slippery tunnels with Marius on his back as thirst and exhaustion weaken him.
- At the Grand Sewer, he turns left and heads downstream toward the Seine, unknowingly avoiding a dead end.
- He stops beneath an air shaft, confirms that Marius lives, and binds his wounds while regarding him with hatred.
- He eats a roll from Marius’s pocket and reads instructions naming Marius’s grandfather and giving his address.
- With renewed strength, he carries Marius onward as daylight fades and the sewer grows terrifyingly dark.
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