Les Misérables Volume IV Book 1 Chapter 6

In which a fervent young leader, with the air of a prophet preparing for inevitable storm, marshals his devoted comrades across the city to gauge the readiness of scattered spirits and rekindle dimming fires of resolve. Amongst them, the reluctant yet strangely earnest Grantaire embarks on his peculiar mission to breathe life into a fading ensemble, while their footsteps echo softly through the smoky dens and winding streets of Paris.