Les Misérables, Book 3: The Grandfather and the Grandson, Chapter 7 summary
Book 3: The Grandfather and the Grandson, Chapter 7 of 365 · 7 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 7, Mademoiselle Gillenormand asks Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand to follow Marius Pontmercy, assuming his journey conceals a love affair. Théodule accepts, sleeps through the night’s travel, and follows Marius at Vernon, where flowers meant for a supposed sweetheart instead lie on Colonel Baron Pontmercy’s grave.
What happens
- Marius obtains permission to travel, and Mademoiselle Gillenormand suspects a secret love affair.
- Théodule visits his aunt, receives ten louis, and reveals that Marius has booked passage on his stagecoach.
- His aunt asks him to follow Marius and report on the woman she assumes he visits.
- Théodule sleeps through the journey, then sees Marius leave the coach at Vernon and buy flowers.
- He follows Marius behind the church and finds him sobbing beside Colonel Baron Pontmercy’s grave.
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What to notice
The sight overturns Théodule’s assumptions. Marius’s private sorrow replaces the romantic scandal his relatives expect.
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What does Marius do with the flowers he buys at Vernon?
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