Chapter 27 How Horrible?

• Marius opened his eyes wide, remembering Juliette and how they had covered them several times as teenagers when they went to parties they weren't allowed to attend. She was five or six years older than him, but as far as he knew, she had been in his family's service since she was practically 14 years old. From the beginning, she was entrusted with the care and company of Violet, becoming both a playmate and caregiver to her cousin.
• "It can't be, Juliette was a good person," Marius asserted, and his mother nodded in agreement.
• His father denied it and replaced the photograph with a report on Juliette Roux's abortion in the tenth week of pregnancy.