Les Misérables, Book 5: For a Black Hunt, a Mute Pack, Chapter 5 summary
Book 5: For a Black Hunt, a Mute Pack, Chapter 5 of 365 · 6 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 5, Jean Valjean escapes an approaching patrol by taking a streetlamp’s rope, climbing a wall, and hauling Cosette up after him. As Javert orders soldiers into the dead end, Jean Valjean carries her down a sloping roof and reaches the ground beyond the wall.
What happens
- Jean Valjean sees Javert approaching with soldiers and recognizes that capture means separation from Cosette.
- He finds a climbable corner, but needs a rope to get Cosette over the wall.
- He breaks open a streetlamp’s mechanism and takes its rope.
- He frightens Cosette into silence by claiming Madame Thénardier is coming, then climbs the wall and pulls her up.
- As Javert directs the search into the alley, Jean Valjean carries Cosette down a roof and jumps to the ground.
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