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II.VI & II.VII: Petit-Picpus / Parenthesis

In which Hugo has a lot to say about convents.

reading les miserablesKelly CatalfamoFebruary 15, 2018les mis, les miserables, hugo digression, books, hugo, history, literature, Petit-Picpus Convent, religionComment

II.V.IV Fumbling for a Way Out

In which JVJ pulls a board off what he thinks is a gate and finds out it's a wall. Also, I look up a lot of building terms.

reading les miserables, literatureKelly CatalfamoNovember 18, 2017cosette, literature, buildings, jean valjean, books, hugo, architecture, les miserablesComment

Poor old idiot of a cop, you're in love.

I've only been able to find one English translation "Javert, t'es amoureux," and it wasn't very satisfying. So I made my own attempt to translate the lyrics.