Les Misérables Volume I Book 2 Chapter 12 - The Bishop works

In which a benevolent bishop’s quiet morning is disrupted by the theft of silver from his humble abode, only for him to respond with grace and unexpected magnanimity rather than anger. The scene unfolds with a tender exchange that marks the beginning of a profound moral transformation, as the Bishop intervenes on behalf of the wayward Jean Valjean with a kindness that transcends mere justice.