He did not seek to assume the mantle of Elijah, to shed a light of the future upon the misty turmoil of events or resolve the prevailing light into a single flame; there was in him nothing of the prophet or the mystic. He was a simple soul who loved, and that was all.
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About Victor Hugo, Les Misrables
Victor Hugo, Les Misrables.
Themes
- Faith — Reflections on belief, spirituality, and trust in the unseen