Les Misérables Volume IV Book 2 Chapter 1

In which a young man, having narrowly escaped suspicion and turmoil, seeks refuge with a friend while grappling with the shadowy mysteries of love and identity that cloud his heart and mind. Amidst the quiet solitude of a rare and forgotten meadow, he clings to the tender hope that this place might somehow bridge the distance between him and the elusive beloved who haunts his dreams.