Without Family: Chapters 20-21

In the first chapters of Part Two, Rémi finds Mattia on the streets of Paris, starving. Garofoli is in prison for beating another boy to death. Mattia convinces Rémi to take him into his “troupe” (consisting of Capi) and turns out to be a gifted violinist and performer on other musical instruments. Performing on the way, they travel to Alexis, who now lives with his Uncle Gaspard in Varses and works in the mine with his uncle. When Alexis is wounded and unable to work for a while, Rémi volunteers to replace him.