Les Misérables Volume II Book 6 Chapter 9 - A Century Under a Guimpe

In which a venerable centenarian nun residing in the Petit-Picpus convent recounts tales of bygone days and customs with a quaint mixture of pride and mystery, enlivening the cloistered walls with echoes of the past. Her most treasured possession, shrouded in secrecy and curiosity, is ultimately revealed to be a whimsical faience platter, a relic that blends humour and allegory beneath its delicate surface.