Les Misérables Volume I Book 1 Chapter 2 - M. Myriel becomes M. Welcome

In which the newly arrived Bishop Myriel of D—— discovers the dire conditions of the local hospital and, with a heart both practical and magnanimous, exchanges his splendid episcopal palace for its cramped infirmary. The good Bishop lives henceforth in austere simplicity, managing his modest income with strict economy so as to dedicate all else to charity, earning the affectionate title "Monseigneur Bienvenu" among the grateful country folk.