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is on page 174 of 1488
For dowry, she had gold and pearls; but the gold was on her head and the pearls in her mouth.
“If we took a little time, the nettle would be useful; we neglect it, and it becomes harmful.
Then we kill it”
…in every litter of wolves there is one pup that is killed by the mother for fear that on growing up it would devour the other little ones. Give a human face to this wolf’s son and you will have Javert.
— Aug 10, 2026 12:41PM
“If we took a little time, the nettle would be useful; we neglect it, and it becomes harmful.
Then we kill it”
…in every litter of wolves there is one pup that is killed by the mother for fear that on growing up it would devour the other little ones. Give a human face to this wolf’s son and you will have Javert.
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Orla P
is on page 452 of 1488
Life seemed full of promise to him, men seemed good and just; in his thoughts he no longer reproached anyone with any wrong; he saw no reason now why he should not live to a very old age, while this child loved him. He looked forward to a whole future illuminated by Cosette as if with charmed light.
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— Aug 21, 2026 09:26AM
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Orla P
is on page 359 of 1488
an English general cried out to them, “Brave Frenchman, surrender!”
Cambronne answered, “Merde!”
I won’t hear what anyone says, the Waterloo section is incredible.
— Aug 15, 2026 12:26PM
Cambronne answered, “Merde!”
I won’t hear what anyone says, the Waterloo section is incredible.
Orla P
is on page 297 of 1488
- just as he had been on the day he entered Digne, full of hatred, and concealing in his soul that hideous hoard of frightful thoughts he had spent nineteen years harvesting on the prison floor.
He said to himself, with a shudder, “Great God! Will I return to that?”
— Aug 14, 2026 01:03PM
He said to himself, with a shudder, “Great God! Will I return to that?”
Orla P
is on page 258 of 1488
And whatever he did, he always fell back on this paradox at the core of his thought. To remain in paradise and become a demon! To re-enter hell and become an angel!
— Aug 11, 2026 10:43AM
Orla P
is on page 114 of 1488
Petit Gervais chapter so devastating, too bad we never know what happened to JVJ ;)
— Aug 09, 2026 07:37AM