Les Miserables, Wilbour Translation

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WE should be very much deceived if we supposed from this that Monseigneur Bienvenu was " a philosopher bishop," or "a patriot cure." His meeting, which we might almost call his communion with the conventionist G , left him in a state of astonishment which rendered him still more charitable ; that was all.

Although Monseigneur Bienvenu was anything but a politician, we ought here perhaps to point out very briefly his position in relation to the events of the day, if we may suppose that Monseigneur Bienvenu ever thought of having a position.

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