[Masterpiece Les Miserables] Paris Sparks

When Jean Valjean walked out the back door, he saw Corona sitting in the corner of the garden.

"Mr. Jean?" She stared at the flowers in front of her and asked with her back turned to him.

Jean Valjean went up. "How do you know it's me?"

"Even little sister Lucy, there is a sound when stepping on the steps. Your footsteps are the lightest." Corona said, turning around to meet him, "What can you do for me?"

"No. Just saw that your door was open and you were not in the room."

The garden is not big, and there are two stone benches juxtaposed in the corner.Coronne offered him a seat, and Jean Valjean took the farthest edge of another stone bench, the farthest from her.Corona looked at him helplessly. "You see," she said softly, "I grew up in this garden when I was a child."

According to the will left by Carton, all his property was left to Corona, except for this house in London, which was left to the Darney family.Now the house is inhabited by little Lucy's family, and when Coronne and Jean Valjean came back, they both gave them two guest rooms.

It seems that it is still the original residence, but it seems to have changed beyond recognition.

"There used to be a field of hydrangea here." Corona said, pointing to the lawn in front of her. "It was when I was young—maybe six years old—once I read about hydrangea in some book. When chatting at night, Uncle Charles asked me what book I read today, and I mentioned it in passing. Unexpectedly, a week later, Uncle Charles got a bag of hydrangea flowers from somewhere kind."

She smiled softly, "I was very pleasantly surprised. Uncle Charles, my father and I studied and planted those seeds together. We failed several times, and finally succeeded on the third time. In summer, a large area of ​​pink blue It's a pity that I didn't have time to tend the garden during my father's illness, and they all withered. If they were still there, it would be in season now."

Jean Valjean did not know what to say.

"When I was little they spoiled me a lot. Father, Uncle Charles, Aunt Lucy—they did everything I asked for. Even little Lucy once whispered to me that if she was ten years younger, she would have to Jealous of me. Aunt Lucy also said that she never saw Uncle Charles tending the garden, he was not interested in it, but studied the things of flowers and plants for my casual mention. They were like another pair of parents to me... And even if I am in France, I always feel that I still have my parents, and I still have someone in this world who can make my last retreat."

"He will be all right. God bless him," said Jean Valjean.

Corona smiled wryly: "If you don't believe it yourself, then don't come to comfort me."

Jean Valjean sighed.

Charles Darnay was suddenly ill, and when they hurried to London he had been in a coma for several days.The best doctors were invited, but they all said there was little hope.Although this age can already be regarded as enjoying a long life, it is still difficult for Corona and his two children to accept.

"...I used to always feel that I was ready to be self-reliant." Corona said softly, "But now I know that I never expected that they will leave me so soon. Charles Uncle . It’s sad to say England, and now traveling around Europe, I haven’t seen him for several years. In this count, I don’t have many elders.”

She turned to Jean Valjean, and in the pale light of the day she could see tears in her eyes.

"I'm only twenty-four, Monsieur Jean. I'm only twenty-four! Don't you think it's too early?"

Jean Valjean sighed.

"You know I'm not a man of words. If there's anything I can do, just ask."

"Yes. Just one thing," Corona said.

"Mr. Jean, please take care of your health and live a long life."

In [-], the flames of revolution finally burst out.

Among those who participated in the revolution were many workers and students that Corona knew, and there were even many female workers. They held guns and pulled the triggers as taught by Corona. Much worse.This revolution was later called the July Revolution. No matter how you look at it, it did not achieve the goal of changing society and eliminating the sufferings of the people as the enthusiastic young people imagined, but it was more or less a victory.

These excitements involved countless connections with Corona, but the flames of revolution did not touch Corona's clothes.Throughout July, she had been in a very different kind of depression and sadness: Darnay, after a week in a coma, was briefly sober, said her final farewell, and died.Early the next morning, Lucy was found sitting on the head of his bed, also peacefully stopped breathing.

No matter how many words, how can they exhaust the inner grief of a few children!The happiest and most complete family in the past no longer exists, and everything that can be seen makes people feel emotional and only adds to sadness.Sometimes, while eating at the dinner table, someone will shed tears without warning.Corona stayed for a long time before finally saying goodbye.

It was early summer when she came to London, and it was half August when she returned.Both little Lucy and little Sidney went to the pier to see them off, and Corona stood by the side of the ship for a long time, until the ship had left the port and still stared at the pier that was gradually going away.

She still regards little Sidney and little Lucy as her own brothers and sisters, but there is a difference between siblings with living parents and deceased parents.The three of them knew in their hearts that the next time they met, they didn't know when it would be.For a long, long time, she will not cross this ocean again.

――Even if we get through it, even if we meet again, so what?

Brothers and sisters are just brothers and sisters, not parents.The time when she could be carefree and act coquettishly, and the people who could make her act coquettishly, are gone forever.

Yet life must go on.

The school will start in September, and Annie, the headmaster, and several teachers are responsible for recruiting students for the new school. Since Corona came back, she immediately participated in the preparations for the school's opening.The rest of the people resumed their original lives, except that Jean Valjean tied a black veil on his arm to mourn the Darnay couple.

But Fantine and Cosette have hardly seen the Darnays, and cannot empathize with their grief.Although Corona and Jean Valjean were in a bad mood and worried them, they were more happy for their reunion.This was especially true for Cosette: after all, she was a young girl in her prime, and she was bored in the house and the small garden all day long, and had to be cautious when walking in the streets, which was really boring.

The next morning Jean Valjean went out for a walk with Cosette, as usual.At this time, the most powerful aftermath of the revolution had passed, and with Jean Valjean accompanied, Cosette no longer needed to be cautious when going out, which made her very happy, and she showed great energy to dress up.She wore a thin skirt with dark floral prints, a short cape of the same material, a white crepe hat, and white gloves showing slender hands, and a parasol with a Chinese ivory handle.

They routinely walked from Boulevard Saint-Germain to the Luxembourg Gardens, walked around the park, and then sat on a wooden bench at the end of a quiet path.This day is no exception.While Cosette was chatting with Jean Valjean about what had happened in these days, a young man dressed in shabby clothes but very handsome came from the end of the path.For some reason, Cosette inadvertently looked up when he was about to walk in front of the two of them.The young man noticed the two people on the wooden bench and turned his head to look at them.

Cosette saw Marius, and Marius saw Cosette.