Les Misérables Volume II Book 6 Chapter 3 - Austerities

In which the austere life of novices and pupils within a convent is delicately unveiled, revealing the solemn rites, strict disciplines, and the gentle joys found in ritual and restraint among the enclosed young souls. These sheltered children, nurtured behind high walls and iron bars, live a life both confined and sanctified, where even the tenderest embraces are constrained by the gravity of sacred observance.