At a critical moment in Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables," Inspector Javert bursts into a room where he expects to find the escaped convict Jean Valjean. Instead, he comes upon Sister Simplice, a nun whose distinctive trait is that not once in her life has she told a lie. Such is her reputation that when she tells Javert, falsely, that she is alone and hasn't seen Valjean, the inspector begs her pardon and recedes without a search.
Read Full Article »
