Chapter 188: Chapter 188

VI The Substitute It chanced that the regiment to which Lieutenant Théodule belonged came to perform garrison duty in Paris. This inspired Aunt Gillenormand with a second idea. She had, on the first occasion, hit upon the plan of having Marius spied upon by Théodule; now she plotted to have Théodule take Marius’ place. At all events and in case the grandfather should feel the vague need of a young face in the house—these rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruin—it was expedient to fi…