One evening Valjean finally manages to get out of bed. With great effort he takes out Cosette's little mourning clothes once again and puts them on the bed. He also takes out the bishop's silver candlesticks. He lights the candles.
He sits down at his desk. Valjean is now 80 years old. Damn. He sits there for a bit, thinking about how freaking old he is. Then he gets up to put a pen, an inkwell, and some paper on the desk.
Then he faints because the poor guy is so close to dying that he can't do anything.
When he wakes back up he starts to write a letter to Cosette.
When you read it in the book, the letter sounds really weird and unimportant and why on earth would Valjean care if Cosette knew about this? He starts writing about the jet bead industry and where to get the best beads from and how each part of jet bead stuff is made and such. Yeah, it sounds pretty boring (it is really boring to read). But remember, that's kind of where Valjean's life story restarted. I still don't think he needs to tell her all about the ins and outs of the jet bead industry, but he's starting to tell her his life story.
But he is too distraught to write anymore and instead prays to God that he could see Cosette again.
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Les Misérables: A Short & Slightly Sarcastic Summary Part 3
Historical FictionI applaud you if you have made it this far. The 3rd installment in my summary of Les Mis.
