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Afterwords
Did you miss the meeting? Or did we fail to discuss all the questions? Perhaps something slipped your mind, or only occurred to you later. If so, here's your chance to continue the conversation. For the time being, this blog is open for comment only to registered members of the book group. Other readers may contact me at hcrane@cambridgema.gov. Please, no flaming or cussing.
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1 comment:
He was trying to protect Cosette from knowing her mother had had to become a prostitute to support her. I suppose he figured that if he told her the name, she'd want to know more. Telling her on his deathbed prevented that.
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