Les Misérables Volume I Book 3 Chapter 5 - At Bombardas

In which a merry assembly of eight find themselves ensconced in the somewhat humble yet sunlit lodgings of Bombarda’s establishment, taking their ease after a day of convivial adventure, their meal accompanied by the vibrant life and tranquil gaiety of Paris in an era of apparent peace. All around them, the city pulses softly with the echoes of a society lulled into complacency by the gentle hand of royalist security, yet beneath this serene veil, the true spirit of the populace stirs with a latent and untamable energy.