Chapter 6
Volume 3: 3: Marius · Book 5: 5: The Excellence of Misfortune
6: The Supplanter
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IT happened that the regiment to which Lieutenant The'odule belonged came to be stationed at Paris. This was the occasion of a second idea occurring to Aunt Gillenormand. She had, the first time, thought she would have Marius watched by Theodule; he plotted to have The'odule supplant Marius.
At all events, and in case the grandfather should feel a vague need of a young face in the house these rays of dawn are sometimes grateful to ruins it was expedient to find another Marius.