Les Misérables Volume IV Book 5 Chapter 1-2

In which the gentle spirit of Cosette, emerging from sorrow’s shadow, finds her thoughts quietly stirred by the passing glance of a dashing officer, while the solitude of her home is softly troubled by mysterious footsteps and shadows beneath the moonlight. The tender anxieties of a young heart mingle with the protective vigilance of a devoted father, as they both confront the silent mysteries that linger in the stillness of the night garden.