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on the pile with the rest.
The emotion aroused was indescribable.
‘Who is this man?’ demanded Bossuet.
‘He is a man who saves others,’ replied Combeferre.
Marius added in a grave voice:
‘I know him.’
This guarantee satisfied every one.
Enjolras turned to Jean Valjean.
‘Welcome, citizen.’
And he added:
‘You know that we are about to die.’
Jean Valjean, without replying, helped the insurgent
whom he was saving to don his uniform.
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