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that you would use this silver to become an honest
man. Will you fulfil this promise?
Convict : Yes, I will. sobs I feel I am a man again and not a
wild beast. He leaves
oppressed Not to be republished
Years rolled by, and Jean Valjean led the life of an
honest man, remembering the Bishop’s words. He
had sold all the silverware, except the candlesticks.
He kept them with him all his life, in memory of
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the good Bishop. He strove for the cause of the op-
pressed, downtrodden and destitute.

Glossary

Jean Valjean : to be pronounced as ‘Zhon Valzhon’
convict : a person imprisoned for a crime
galley : ship usually rowed by prisoners
alcove : a partly enclosed space in a room
stifling : suffocating

mantel : a shelf above a fireplace
devour : eat up something greedily
sentence (v) : punishment given by a court of law
sob : draw in breath noisily while crying
lash : strike with a whip
hound : a type of dog used in hunting

reflect : think deeply
shudder : shiver with cold, fear, etc.
conscience : a person’s awareness of right and wrong
contemplate : consider something thoughtfully
sergeant : police officer
strive : try very hard
: be treated in an unfair way

downtrodden : be ruled or controlled tyrannically
destitute : a person without money, food and shelter

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