Volume II, Book 1
The entire Waterloo book, including Cambronne's famous 'Merde!' and the analysis of why Napoleon lost.
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From Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Hugo's celebrated extended digression on Waterloo, which connects to the plot via Thenardier robbing the dying Pontmercy on the battlefield.
Volume II, Book 1, Chapter 19
Thenardier loots Colonel Pontmercy, who believes Thenardier saved his life.
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