Les Misérables, Book 6: The Conjunction of Two Stars, Chapter 3 summary
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In Chapter 3, Marius exchanges a brief gaze with a young girl in the Luxembourg, and the encounter unsettles his carefree enjoyment of the day. That evening, he notices the worn condition of his walking clothes for the first time, connecting the charged encounter with a new concern about his appearance.
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- On a warm, bright day, Marius walks through the Luxembourg, absorbed in nature rather than thought.
- Near a bench, a young girl raises her eyes, meets his gaze, and looks down again.
- The narrator describes such a gaze as an innocent awakening with the power to inspire love.
- Back in his attic that evening, Marius examines his clothes and condemns his careless appearance.
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