In "Les Misérables," Madame Victurnien occasionally observes another woman from her window, reflecting on the distress this woman experiences. She feels a sense of satisfaction, believing her actions have restored order to what she perceives as a disrupted state. This perspective highlights Victurnien's troubling moral compass, as she takes pleasure in the suffering of others. Her happiness, defined by malice, is characterized as dark and twisted. This passage underscores the theme of cruelty that runs through the narrative, illustrating how some individuals derive joy from the misfortunes of others, thus revealing the depths of human depravity.

In "Les Misérables," Madame Victurnien occasionally observes another woman from her window, reflecting on the distress this woman experiences. She feels a sense of satisfaction, believing her actions have restored order to what she perceives as a disrupted state. This perspective highlights Victurnien's troubling moral compass, as she takes pleasure in the suffering of others.

Her happiness, defined by malice, is characterized as dark and twisted. This passage underscores the theme of cruelty that runs through the narrative, illustrating how some individuals derive joy from the misfortunes of others, thus revealing the depths of human depravity.