BOOK VIII.

THE COUNTERSTROKE.

I. M. MADELEINE LOOKS AT HIS HAIR II. FANTINE IS HAPPY III. JAVERT IS SATISFIED IV. AUTHORITY RESUMES ITS RIGHTS V. A VERY PROPER TOMB

ILLUSTRATIONS

VICTOR HUGO (1828) Vol. I. Frontispiece.

"'YOUR BLESSING,' SAID THE BISHOP, AND KNELT DOWN" Drawn by G. Jeanniot.

FATHER FAUCHELEVENT Drawn by G. Jeanniot.

FAUCHELEVENT AND THE GRAVE-DIGGER, Vol. II. Frontispiece Drawn by G. Jeanniot.

"SHE GLIDED ALONG RATHER THAN WALKED" Drawn by G. Jeanniot.

LE GRAND BOURGEOIS Vol. III. Frontispiece Drawn by G. Jeanniot.

BEGINNING OF A GREAT MALADY Drawn by G. Jeanniot.

"ONE MORNING WHEN THE SUN WAS SHINING, AND BOTH WERE ON THE GARDEN STEPS" Vol. IV. Frontispiece Drawn by G. Jeanniot.

RECRUITS Drawn by G. Jeanniot.

"A NIGHT BEHIND WHICH IS A DAY" Vol. V. Frontispiece Drawn by G. Jeanniot.

THE DEATH OF GAVROCHE Drawn by G. Jeanniot.

FANTINE.