{"product_id":"les-miserables-volume-i-fantine-book-fifth-the-descent-and-book-sixth-javert-von-victor-hugo","title":"Les Misérables - Volume I - Fantine","description":"\u003cp\u003eClassic from the year 2009 in the subject Romance Languages - French Literature, , language: English, abstract: BOOK FIFTH. THE DESCENT***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER I. THE HISTORY OF A  PORGRESS IN BLACK GLASS TRINKETS***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child? Where was she? What was she doing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter leaving her little Cosette with the Thenardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis, it will be remembered, was in 1818.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFantine had quitted her province ten years before. M. sur M. had changed its aspect. While Fantine had been slowly descending from wretchedness to wretchedness, her native town had prospered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout two years previously one of those industrial facts which are the grand events of small districts had taken place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis detail is important, and we regard it as useful to develop it at length; we should almost say, to underline it.[...]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBOOK SIXTH. JAVERT***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER I. THE BEGINNING OF REPOSE***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM. Madeleine had Fantine removed to that infirmary which he had established in his own house. He confided her to the sisters, who put her to bed. A burning fever had come on. She passed a part of the night in delirium and raving. At length, however, she fell asleep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the morrow, towards midday, Fantine awoke. She heard some one breathing close to her bed; she drew aside the curtain and saw M. Madeleine standing there and looking at something over her head. His gaze was full of pity, anguish, and supplication. She followed its direction, and saw that it was fixed on a crucifix which was nailed to the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThenceforth, M. Madeleine was transfigured in Fantine's eyes. He seemed to her to be clothed in light. He was absorbed in a sort of prayer. She gazed at him for a long time without daring to interrupt him. At last she said timidly:--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What are you doing?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM. Madeleine had been there for an hour. He had been waiting for Fantine to awake. He took her hand, felt of her pulse, and replied:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"How do you feel?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Well, I have slept,\" she replied; \"I think that I am better, It is nothing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe answered, responding to the first question which she had put to him as though he had just heard it:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was praying to the martyr there on high.\"[...]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783640249305\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook Fifth - The Descent and Book Sixth - Javert\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783640249305","offer_id":39429661851741,"sku":"9783640249305","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/c6ccbf77-5934-4084-b14d-77f985559376.jpg?v=1777611092","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/les-miserables-volume-i-fantine-book-fifth-the-descent-and-book-sixth-javert-von-victor-hugo","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}