Funerealsweats。Whatsecretwoundswhichhealonefeltbleed！
Whatexcoriationsinhislamentableexistence！Howmanytimeshehadrisenbleeding，bruised，broken，enlightened，despairinhisheart，serenityinhissoul！and，vanquished，hehadfelthimselftheconqueror。And，afterhavingdislocated，broken，andrenthisconsciencewithred—hotpincers，ithadsaidtohim，asitstoodoverhim，formidable，luminous，andtranquil:\"Now，goinpeace！\"
Butonemergingfromsomelancholyaconflict，whatalugubriouspeace，alas！
Nevertheless，thatnightJeanValjeanfeltthathewaspassingthroughhisfinalcombat。
Aheart—rendingquestionpresenteditself。