Volume III, Book 8
The Gorbeau ambush - Thenardier (as Jondrette) tortures Valjean.
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From Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
The Thenardiers represent calculating, parasitic evil, in contrast to Valjean's redeemed soul; their Gorbeau ambush is a famous set-piece.
Volume V, Book 9, Chapter 4
Thenardier's final appearance, inadvertently revealing to Marius that Valjean saved his life.
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