Les Misérables Volume II Book 8 Chapter 1 - Which Treats of the Manner of Entering a Convent

In which a desperate and resourceful man, having surmounted towering convent walls with a child in his arms, finds refuge in a secluded gardener's hut, where the solemnity of monastic prayers conceals his presence from inquisitive eyes. The earnest gardener, stirred by gratitude and a spark of daring, devises an intricate scheme to secure the sanctuary of this cloister for the mysterious newcomer and the child, confronting both ecclesiastical rigour and the delicate balance of convent life.