was to be more of an patient than a doctor. At 23 he
thought himself a chronic invalid, and passed his life in inspecting
his tongue in the mirror. He affirmed that man becomes magnetic
like a needle, and in his chamber he placed his bed with its head
to the south, and the foot to the north, so that, at night,
the circulation of his blood might not be interfered with by the
great magnetic current of the poles. During thunder storms,
he felt his pulse. Otherwise, he was the gayest of them all.
All these young, morbid,and exagerated inconsistencies lived in
harmony together, and the result was an eccentric and agreeable
being whom his comrades, who were prodigal of consonants,
called Jolllly . "You may fly away on the four L's," Jean Prouvaire
said to him.
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Joly is my absolute favorite student in Les Miserables. He may not be as radiant as Enjolras or as drunk as Grantaire, but his hypochrondria is enough. He is just so odd and cute you can't help but love him.
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Most people seem to find the Joly/Bossuet/Musichette relationship distasteful. I do not. Of course, that is me. I think it is very sweet how they all love each other.
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If you have no clue what I'm talking about, read Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. It is a wonderful book with the best descriptions of the Paris Sewer system and the Waterloo I have found.
