Les Misérables Volume II Book 5 Chapter 9 - The Man with the Bell

In which a chance nocturnal meeting in a garden reveals a familiar and humble gardener bearing a bell upon his knee, who recognises the weary stranger as one who once saved his life. This old servant of the convent offers shelter and quiet understanding, providing refuge amid cloistered walls from which jean Valjean’s presence seems at once improbable and necessary.