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1  A reflection of that heaven rested on the Bishop.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XI—WHAT HE DOES
2  Nothing is so charming as the coloring reflection of happiness on a garret.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER III—TWO MISFORTUNES MAKE ONE PIECE OF GOOD ...
3  He walked slowly, with drooping head, in an attitude of reflection and sadness.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER X—HE WHO SEEKS TO BETTER HIMSELF MAY RENDER HIS ...
4  He bore upon his brow the indescribable reflection of a light which was invisible.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XI—WHAT HE DOES
5  By dint of reflection, I think I have comprehended what was passing in my brother's heart.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER IV—DETAILS CONCERNING THE CHEESE-DAIRIES OF ...
6  The reflection wavered, as though it came rather from a fire which had been lighted than from a candle.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIRE
7  They looked on, vaguely blanched with the reflection of so much joy at this sweet swarming of the hives.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER IV—GAYETIES
8  As he laid his hand on the lock of the door, and was on the point of opening it, a sudden reflection caused him to pause.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER X—TARIFF OF LICENSED CABS: TWO FRANCS AN HOUR
9  The reflection was still visible on the wall, but now it was pale and peaceful, like the reflection of a lamp or of a candle.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIRE
10  Then turning to the accused, he enjoined him to listen to what he was about to say, and added: "You are in a position where reflection is necessary."
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER X—THE SYSTEM OF DENIALS
11  He listened to her words as one listens to the sighing of the breeze, with his eyes on the ground, his mind absorbed in reflection which had no bottom.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER II—FANTINE HAPPY
12  When it was a question of charity, he was not to be rebuffed even by a refusal, and on such occasions he gave utterance to remarks which induced reflection.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—WORKS CORRESPONDING TO WORDS
13  Penetrate, at certain hours, past the livid face of a human being who is engaged in reflection, and look behind, gaze into that soul, gaze into that obscurity.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER III—A TEMPEST IN A SKULL
14  But, let us avow it, this idea, which seemed natural at the first blush, appeared to him after a moment's reflection, as strange, impossible, and almost repulsive.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
15  No one could say that the passage of that soul before his, and the reflection of that grand conscience upon his, did not count for something in his approach to perfection.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
16  It was no longer snowing; the moon disengaged itself more and more clearly from the mist, and its light, mingled with the white reflection of the snow which had fallen, communicated to the chamber a sort of twilight aspect.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XVI—IN WHICH WILL BE FOUND THE WORDS TO AN ...
17  The hovel was completely illuminated, as it were, by the reflection from a rather large sheet-iron brazier standing in the fireplace, and filled with burning charcoal, the brazier prepared by the Jondrette woman that morning.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XVII—THE USE MADE OF MARIUS' FIVE-FRANC PIECE
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