Les Misérables Volume I Book 5 Chapter 7 - Fauchelevent becomes a Gardener in Paris

In which the good Father Madeleine’s beneficence and judicious care transform a crippled cartman into a humble gardener within a Parisian convent, whilst the man himself ascends to the mayoralty, fostering prosperity that lightens the burden of taxation upon the town. Into this quiet scene returns Fantine, seeking work and refuge in the very factory where hope flickers anew, though her skill is but nascent and her earnings modest.