Lastly, the Bishop of D provides forgiveness in Jean Valjean's life and in return Jean Valjean keeps his promise of being an “honest man” (51) in the back of his mind whenever he is doing something that could contradict the Bishop of D wise words. Jean Valjean was wandering as a convict through France and had no hopes of finding somebody to accept a convict, surprised the Bishop excepted him, using his convict way he had stolen the candlesticks that were in the Bishop of D’s house. Shortly, after the crime was committed he was surprised with not getting punished, however the Bishop of D exclaims, “ ‘Forgot not, never forget that you have promised me to use silver to become an honest man’” (34). The only reason that the Bishop D did not punish
