they no longer had any hope, but they had despair. Despair is a last weapon that sometimes brings victory; Virgil said so.

“It is painful to break the sad links to the past”

“You are adorable, mademoiselle. I study your feet with the microscope and your …”

“Phoebus de Chateaupers likewise came to a 'tragic end': he married.”

“As long as there are misérables there will be a cloud on the horizon that can b…”