Ten Years Later Chapter 25 - The Second Floor of la Bertaudiere

In which a man of letters and a governor climb to the upper reaches of La Bertaudière to visit two very different prisoners—one a despairing youth who yearns for his mother, the other a composed and enigmatic figure resigned to his indefinite confinement. Amid whispered confidences and subtle revelations, the visitor uncovers mysteries and makes quiet arrangements, his mind as much occupied by the grim scenes as by the intrigues that surround them.