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CHAPTER II
IT IS LUCKY THAT THE
PONT D’AUSTERLITZ
BEARS CARRIAGES
Uncertainty was at an end for Jean Valjean: fortunately
it still lasted for the men. He took advantage of their hes-
itation. It was time lost for them, but gained for him. He
slipped from under the gate where he had concealed him-
self, and went down the Rue des Postes, towards the region
of the Jardin des Plantes. Cosette was beginning to be tired.
He took her in his arms and carried her. There were no
passers-by, and the street lanterns had not been lighted on
account of there being a moon.
He redoubled his pace.
In a few strides he had reached the Goblet potteries, on
the front of which the moonlight rendered distinctly legible
the ancient inscription:—
De Goblet fils c’est ici la fabrique;
Venez choisir des cruches et des broos,