Les Misérables Volume II Book 3 Chapter 7 - Cosette Side By Side with the Stranger in the Dark

In which a sombre stranger encounters young Cosette carrying a heavy burden and, with a gentle and grave manner, accompanies her through the darkened village towards a place she calls home, all the while learning of her solitary and toilsome life. The child’s trust grows quietly amidst the shadowy streets and the faint glimmers of hope that stir within her heart.