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Yesterday we read in Les Mis about the character Sister Simplice: "Never to have lied, never to have spoken for any purpose whatever, even carelessly, a single word that was not the truth, the sacred truth, was the distinctive trait of Sister Simplice."
Why do you think Hugo emphasizes this? He even writes, in the sentence just before the quote above, "Let us emphasize one circumstance." (all of this is on p. 213) Why is this so important? Immediately after this description of Sister Simplice, Hugo moves back to M. Madeleine/Jean Valjean, but it's obvious that we're going to see Sister Simplice again later-- do you think her honesty will be a factor? Will she be forced to tell a lie? What do you think?
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thank you
As often as I say it, I feel like I don't say it often enough: Thank You. Thank you for your effort, your insight, your willingness...
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