#i still maintain that jvj always has to become more emotional in a visual medium

[lenievi]

The best of us are not exempt from egotistical thoughts. At times, [Valjean] reflected with a sort of joy that [Cosette] would be ugly. (Hapgood)

okay

He had returned to prison, this time for having done right; he had quaffed fresh bitterness; disgust and lassitude were overpowering him; even the memory of the Bishop probably suffered a temporary eclipse, though sure to reappear later on luminous and triumphant; but, after all, that sacred memory was growing dim. Who knows whether Jean Valjean had not been on the eve of growing discouraged and of falling once more? (Hapgood)

if Valjean (potentially lol) became like this after several months of being back in prison, then bbc!Valjean would have become worse after two years, and it would affect his fixation on Cosette (imho lol)

(yes, I mentioned this before but that was before I reached this part of the book. didn't know it was there)