Les Misérables, Book 7: The Champmathieu Affair, Chapter 10: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Champmathieu describes exhausting work, his daughter’s suffering, and his employment with Monsieur Baloup, whom the court cannot locate.
2. He denies theft, says he finds the apple branch on the ground, and insists that Champmathieu is his name.
3. The district attorney repeats Javert’s testimony identifying the prisoner as Jean Valjean and requests renewed questioning of three convicts.
4. Brevet, Chenildieu, and Cochepaille each identify the prisoner as their former fellow convict.
5. Champmathieu’s responses provoke uproar, and the President prepares to summarize the arguments.
6. A spectator steps into the hall, calls to the three witnesses, and receives recognition as M. Madeleine.

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Cosa notare

Champmathieu presents his confusion as a result of poverty and limited education. The prosecutor instead treats that confusion as evidence of deliberate deception.

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