Les Misérables Volume II Book 3 Chapter 6 - Which Probably Proves Boulatruelle's Intelligence

In which a man of worn yet dignified aspect seeks shelter in the humbler quarters of Paris, his presence arousing silent curiosity and guarded watchfulness amidst the unwonted chill of winter’s twilight. With cautious steps and a secretive air, he ventures beyond the city’s bounds into the shadowy forest, where chance brings him upon the struggling form of a young child burdened with a heavy pail.