But it passes my comprehension how he can change, and play fair and square, when all his life he's been so tricky and low-down mean." "As for that, lots of men who were once down in the gutter have reformed, and proved giants in helping others to get up to respectability again.

Take that Jean Valjean we were talking about the other day, who changed right-about-face, and became just as fine a man as he was bad before.

You don't suppose it all came in a flash, do you ?" "Why, no, of course not, Hugh.

He was the lowest sort of a beast, as pictured by Hugo, with the vilest ideas concerning human nature.
After he had that revelation, and saw the good priest actually tell a lie in order to save him, he woke up, and, as you said, began thinking for himself.

Then the change came gradually, and he determined to work to help those who were down and out like himself." "All right," said Hugh.