""So long as poverty and misery still exist on earth, works such as this may not be in vain."" " VICTOR HUGO" "PART ONE TEMPEST IN A SKULL" "They ought to thank the man." " A convict doesn't deserve it." " It's bad enough having to feed him." "You're free." "Your shoulders earned you that much." "The mayor asked that you be rewarded for your little exploit with the town hall statue." "Your sentence was due to end October 1st." "We're releasing you today." "Go change and pick up your passport." "All right." " Aren't you happy?" " I am." ""Jean Valjean, convict." "Released September 8, 1815." "Profession: tree trimmer." "Sentenced at the age of 25 to five years' hard labor on March 2, 1796, for breaking and entering and theft." "Additional sentences of 14 years for four escape attempts." "This man is very dangerous."" "Your passport must be stamped in every town you pass through." "Is that clear?" "They have to know who you are." "It's clear." "So it never ends?" "After the chains comes the passport." "Here's your due." "120 francs and 15 sous." "Sign." "I counted 171 francs." "Yours is not to count." "The state counts for you, and it's never wrong." "Now sign." "Remember:" "One repeat offense and you're back here for good." "I know." "Thanks." " How much?" " Four sous." "That's at least 15 years of pay!" "Nineteen years." "And they cheated me." "There's two sous missing." " Sorry." "Where you headed?" "Pontarlier." "There's laboring work there." "It pays well, but it's far." "Far?" "The farther, the better." "Nineteen years of hard labor!" "I need to exercise these." "I need to walk." "Which way is it?" " Pontarlier?" "Head north." "Pass by Grasse, then Riez, until you get to Digne." "Then head for Briançon." "Once you get there, ask the way." " Is that Digne?" " Sure is." "Where's the town hall?" "Behind the church." "You can't miss it." "No, thanks." "I have money." "Why can't I get a meal or bed in this town?" " No one would help?" " They turned me out everywhere." "Did you knock on that door?" " Which one?" " Over there." "Knock on that door." "They'll take you in." "Come in." "Come in, my friend." "It's like this:" "My name is Jean Valjean." "I'm a convict." "I stole a loaf of bread from a bakery." "I was caught and resisted arrest." "I got five years." "I tried to escape four times." "I got another 14 years." "I spent 19 years in prison." "I got out four days ago." "I walked 12 leagues today." "No one will put me up around here due to my yellow passport." "An old woman said you'd take me in." "What is this here?" "An inn?" "I can pay." "I have 109 francs and 15 sous I earned for 19 years of labor." "I'm tired... and hungry." "Can I stay?" "Mrs. Magloire, set another place." "What?" "Didn't you hear what I said?" "I'm a convict just out of prison!" "Ever see this paper?" "It closes every door to me." "Can you read?" ""Nineteen years of hard labor." "This man is very dangerous."" "You hear that?" "I'm very dangerous!" "Mrs. Magloire, make up the bed in the alcove with fresh sheets." "Sir, we're just about to have supper." "Your bed will be made up while you eat." "You're letting me stay?" "A bed... with a mattress and sheets like ordinary people have?" "It's been 19 years since I slept in a bed." "You invite me to supper and call me "sir"?" "Just who are you?" "I'm a priest who lives here." "Set your things down, my friend." "Mrs. Magloire, this lamp doesn't give much light." "Do be seated." "There seems to be something missing from this table." "I'll show you to your room." "Good night." "Say, are you crazy?" "Putting me next door to you?" "A criminal?" "How do you know I'm not a murderer?" "That's the Lord's concern." "The man's gone!" "He stole the silver!" "He's gone!" "He stole the silver!" "Was that wise, Monseigneur, taking in a man like that?" "Good thing he only robbed us!" "Good Lord!" "What a terrifying thought!" "Come in." "Monseigneur, we " ""Monseigneur"!" "He's a bishop?" "You arrested this man?" "You've made a mistake." "He's not a thief." "The silver." "I gave them to him last night, along with two silver candlesticks." "He's terribly poor." "I had nothing else to give him." "Why didn't you take your candlesticks?" "Mrs. Magloire, go fetch them." "He has employment in Pontarlier." "Let him go." "You mean we should release him?" "You must." "Here you are, my friend." "Go in peace." "Should you pass this way again, you'll always be welcome." "The front door is always unlocked, day and night." "And now..." "I can wish you luck... because I know you will use this silver to become an honest man." "I'm convinced of it." "Good-bye, my friend." "Mister, my coin." "My coin, mister, please." "Give me back my coin." "My 40-sous coin!" " What is it?" " It's mine, mister." "Give me my coin." "I want my coin!" "It's under your foot." "Take your foot away!" "Run along, you little brat!" "What's this?" "Hey, boy!" "Hey, boy!" "Here's your 40 sous!" "Where'd you go?" "Hey, boy!" "Come back!" "Come back here!" "I can't keep your money!" "What have I done?" "What a wretch I am!" "Forgive me, Monseigneur." "CONVICT'S PASSPORT" "The chains!" "The chains again?" "Enough is enough." "You promised me the next quadrille." "I promise." "Twice with the same partner - how sinful!" "He's a nice dancer." "Your little blonde's not bad-looking." "I wouldn't mind trying my luck." "No use, old man." "She's virtuous." " She sent you packing?" " I'll tell you if she does." "She's the only one who won't allow familiarities." "She comes here every Sunday with the other three seamstresses." "She's saving herself for the man of her dreams." "Believe me, I tried myself." "I made a conquest, but he's got a long beard." "Say, they can't take their eyes off you over there." "Me?" "You think so?" "Just for a kiss, you'd have to promise to marry her." "I'll promise her whatever she wants." "And if there's a child?" "You're so naive!" "Let me have your dance." "Introduce me." "What's her name?" " Fantine." " Fantine what?" "Plain Fantine." "She's an orphan from Montreuil-sur-Mer." "She has no last name." "Come on." "Don't you think " "Allow me to introduce one of our brightest law students, my good friend Felix Tholomyès." "He's begged me to let him have the next dance with you." "Mr. Tholomyès..." "Miss Fantine." "Yes, I'll say it again." "In five years, our little city of Montreuil-sur-Mer has been entirely transformed." "A dying community in 1815, it now ranks with the most prosperous regions in the land." "Thanks to whom?" "Thanks to that untiring worker, that man of integrity whose modesty explains his absence here today:" "Mr. Madeleine." "Ladies and gentlemen," "I have good news to share with you." "The man who has just endowed the city with the splendid vocational school we are inaugurating today, our benefactor and friend, who last year refused a decoration, has finally accepted to serve as our mayor." "What's the police view of all this, Mr. Javert?" "Fine and dandy, my dear notary." "Fine and dandy." "We'll see how things progress." "For the past five years, Mr. Madeleine has not only personified social progress in our city." "He also made a fabulous discovery that has revolutionized the glass jewelry industry in France." "Yes, it's gum lacquer." "Quite well done." "Simple enough, but nobody ever thought of it." "In my country, we've been working on it for 10 years." "Mr. Madeleine thought it up himself?" "Where does he come from?" "Wherever he came from, he did it." "This same item, before he replaced resin with gum lacquer, cost three times as much." "It must have made his fortune." "He must be very rich." "Maybe." "How does he live?" "Is that his chateau near the woods?" "Naturally." "Our Parisian again." "Quiet!" "Your pay will be docked." "The chateau?" "Not at all." "Mr. Madeleine is rich now, but he lives modestly in a small house." " He's an eccentric." " He's a saint." "You're a saint, Mr. Madeleine." "You should have heard them at the inauguration today." "You're a saint." "Don't utter that word, my dear school commissioner." "I knew a real saint once." "He died last week." "Is it him you're in mourning for?" "The bishop of Digne." "I'll read it." ""Madame, no need to worry." "Your little Cosette is happy and in well health." "But she has no more things." "We bought her a nice cloak for her sixth birthday, like you asked." "Send 20 francs at once, along with the monthly board, which I'm forced to raise to 10 francs." "So send 30 francs at once." "Your devoted servant, Thénardier."" "That's it." "Did he really write," ""Your little Cosette is happy and in well health"?" "That's what he wrote." "So what's your answer?" "Wait." "Is this the sentence?" ""Your little Cosette is happy and in well health."" "That's it." ""Your little Cosette is happy and in well health."" "Do you want to reply?" "Yes, sir." "Write that I'm sending 20 francs at once, but he'll have to wait a bit for the other 10." ""Sir..." "I am sending you 20 francs at once..."" ""But I must ask you to wait a bit for the other 10."" "No!" "Out of the question!" "If she thinks I'm going to give her credit " "That's not our style here in Montfermeil." "It's not hard for a good-looking girl like her to find money." "If she wants us to keep her child, she has to cough up!" "Bring the writing desk." "Cosette!" "Coming, ma'am!" "Can't you answer when we call you?" "These jugs should have been filled an hour ago." "And you didn't even sweep up, you good-for-nothing!" "Take the writing desk to Mr. Thénardier." "You have to earn your keep here." "How about it, Cosette?" "Go on!" "Wait." "Go ask Mrs. Thénardier for the prescriptions the doctor made out for Eponine and Azelma." " Prescriptions, sir?" " Don't you understand French?" "The prescriptions you took to the druggist." "Sure." "You know, when me and Azelma had the measles." "Oh, yes." ""Cosette has caught the measles that have been going around." "She needs expensive drugs." "I enclose the prescriptions." "Send 40 francs by next week." "Otherwise, we can't answer for your child's health."" "Is this why you're late?" "Yes, ma'am." "I had to find the money." "Forty francs!" "They're mad!" "Where will I find that much?" "Whose child is it?" " Mine, ma'am." " You're married?" "I was to marry a young Parisian, Mr. Tholomyès." "I loved him." "But he abandoned me eight years ago when I was pregnant." "I had no money, so I left my child in the care of innkeepers in Montfermeil, the Thénardiers." "Go to your bench." "I'll return your papers later." "Cherubinette took all her letters." "At last!" "We'll be able to breathe again." "Don't worry." "It won't be long now." "When Cherubinette starts to clean house " "Careful, Pa Fauchelevent!" "You're going to slip!" " The inspector's over there!" " Call him!" "Here he comes." "I can't breathe!" "Get a jack, quick." "Help me!" " We'll get you out!" " They've gone for a jack!" " No jack?" " They've gone for one, sir." " It's not here yet?" " The blacksmith's 15 minutes away." " We can't wait!" " We have to." "There's just enough room for a man to slip underneath and lift the cart." "It's the only way." "No one's tried?" "Five louis!" "Ten louis!" " It could crush a man." "No one will try?" "It's not the will that's lacking, Mr. Mayor." "It's the strength." "It takes incredible strength to lift a cart with your back." "Hello, Javert." "Who'll lift this cart?" "I know only one man who could do that." "A former convict from the penal colony at Toulon." "No volunteers?" "Pull him out!" "Let the doctor through." "Here's the mayor's coat and hat." " Did you see Mr. Madeleine?" " He risked his life." "Who'd have thought he was so strong?" "Here you are, Fantine." "Fifty francs." "The mayor is very sorry." "You've been here two years." "He rarely dismisses a worker, but we can't keep you on." "The mayor advises you to leave the region." "But you just said - Dismissed?" "How will I manage?" "I owe 40 francs for my child and 30 for rent." "The mayor is sorry." "It's all he can do." "Good-bye." "You can leave immediately." "Hand in your things as you leave." "This is horrible!" "My little girl is at death's door." "I have to send 40 francs." "I owe 30 for my room, but I have nothing." "Just the 50 francs they gave me to leave." "Sign here." "Just make a cross." "What did I do wrong?" "Why did they dismiss me?" "If you've done nothing, speak to Mr. Madeleine." "He can't tolerate injustice." "He's the one who had me dismissed." "That's hard to believe." "Did you see him?" "No, the supervisor told me." "He wants me to leave the area." "Ah, so it was her who told you." "That witch!" ""To the Prefect of Police, Paris." "A striking resemblance has raised my suspicions as to the identity of Mr. Madeleine..."" "MR. LEGRIS BUSINESSMAN" "Come in." "So there you are." "Come in." "Do you have it?" "Unfortunately, sir, I've just been dismissed from the factory." "After I send 40 francs for my child, I'll have only 10 francs left." "I'm sorry, but the rent must be paid." "I don't give something for nothing." "I'm not a cruel man, but I must be paid one way... or another." "You understand, my lovely?" "In that case, I'm sorry." "You move out tomorrow." "Please, sir." "I love my Cosette so much." "For her sake, I just couldn't " "Enough!" "It's your problem now." "You're a stupid girl." "You won't find money anywhere." "Yes, I will." "I can find it." "The barber offered me 20 francs for my hair." "Sure, you can sell your hair, and your lovely teeth too." "And what then, after you've made 60 francs in all and no will look at you again?" "What will you sell then?" "When you're disfigured, what will you sell?" "When you only have three louis left." "Her last three louis." "And she asks for credit." "And what else?" "The lady is afraid to prostitute herself." "Who does she take us for?" "We'll sell Cosette, and in no time flat." "I'll give her all the credit she wants." "What?" "I'll just ask for 50 francs by return post." "But you read her letter." "These are her last three louis." "Where will she find 50 francs?" "She'll find them." "Take it from me." "Sure, she'll have to stoop a bit to pick them up." "But she'll stoop, and once she starts " "This is July." "Just wait until winter." "By Christmas our girls will be in fur." "Take it from me." "Just wait for winter." "Wait for the first cold spell." "What's this, Cosette!" "Letting the fire die?" "It's freezing in here!" "That's enough!" "Run your errands before the shops close." "Yes, ma'am." "I'm on my way." "There you are!" "Were you cold?" "Go warm up." "Cosette, let the poor dears get warm." "Get going." "The little darlings are shivering." "I hope they don't get sick again." "They can't last the winter in those dresses." " What about our furs, Papa?" " That's right." "The furs we were expecting by the first cold spell with the money from that slut in Montreuil." "Well, the money's not rolling in, and winter's here." "But it's not gone yet." "A round loaf." "Here you are." " Can you carry all that?" " Yes, ma'am." "I'm used to it." "Poor little darling." "Imagine letting a child go out in rags like that." "Sure, but it's hard on the Thénardiers too." "They've sacrificed to raise Cosette with their children." "Know who the mother is?" "A Parisian girl who abandoned her to live it up in Montreuil." "She can't even pay regularly." " No!" "Anybody around?" "How about some service?" "Coming, sir." " What would you like?" " Where's your mother?" "Why do you ask that, sir?" "Cosette, are you back?" "Serve the soup." "We'll be right down." "She's not your mother?" "Then who are you?" "Me, sir?" "I'm the maid." "Say... if it isn't the Montreuil monkey!" "Hello there, monkey." "How's business?" "Don't go." "Let me admire your smile." "Let me go, mister!" "What's that, princess?" "I'm a gentleman, my lovely." "Let me by, mister." "Got a cough?" "So even monkeys catch cold." "And what have you done with your fur?" "You forgot your ermine, princess." "Let me offer you another coat." "Brute!" "Coward!" "Treating a woman like this!" "Who does this whore think she is?" "Whore?" "Ruffian!" "The streets aren't safe anymore at night." "You villain!" " It's Fantine!" " She's giving the dandy hell!" " Tear his ear off!" " Bite him!" "Can't a person even joke around now?" " If you'll come with us " " Of course." " Clear out!" " I didn't do anything." "You'll pay for this, you slut!" "Who'll pay for my window?" "You can't do this, sir." "You can't put me in prison." "I didn't do anything." "I don't know that gentleman." "He stuffed snow down my back." "I'm sick." "It gave me a shock." "I wasn't bothering him." "I didn't talk to him." "I ask you, sir... does he have a right to treat us that way?" "Here's the mayor." "I heard it all." "I was in the café." " I was outside." " I'll see about this." "It was like this:" "The girl did nothing wrong, really." "You can't send me to prison, my dear Mr. Javert." "You only earn seven sous a day there." "How can I pay for my little girl's board?" "If I don't pay, they'll abandon her." "She'll die." "I have a little girl in Montfermeil." "She costs me a lot." "I owe 100 francs to the Thénardiers, the innkeepers who look after her." "It's true." "I should have told you." "You couldn't have known." "You thought I was just a loose woman." "But now, my good Mr. Javert, you understand." "You do understand?" "If you want, I'll apologize to the gentleman." "But I beg you, don't send me to prison!" "Let me earn enough to save my dear Cosette." "Have pity, Mr. Javert." "That's enough." "I heard you out." "Is that all?" "Get up." "You'll get three months." "Take her to the cells." "Mr. Mayor, you're here?" "So you're the mayor?" "Inspector Javert, release this woman." "Release me?" "Who said that?" "Surely not you!" "It's all his fault." "He had me fired from his factory because some hussies told stories about me." "That's why I've become what I am now!" "Else I could've paid the Thénardiers and got my little girl back." "I did all this for her." "I have to feed my child." "So I can go?" "Honest?" "You're letting me go?" "Thank you, sir." "Arrest her!" "Who gives the orders here?" "I do." "Mr. Mayor, you can't do this." " What?" " This girl insulted a gentleman." "I made inquiries, as you didn't." "It's the gentleman you should have arrested." "She insulted you." "She has to serve three months." "She won't serve so much as a day." "I regret to contradict you, but this is a police matter." "This woman is under arrest." "I order you to release this woman." " Mr. Mayor, forgive me " " Not another word!" " But " " Get out." "I didn't know about any of this." "Why didn't you come see me?" "Calm down." "No one will hurt you ever again." "I'll send for your child." "If you need help, have no fear:" "I won't abandon you." "Thank you!" "Take her to the hospital." "For me?" "No, sir." "For the inspector." ""From the Prefect of Police:" "Pursuant to your letter, our inquiries reveal that the convict Jean Valjean was apprehended during a new robbery attempt and has been incarcerated at the prison in Arras."" "Thank you, Sister." "How kind everyone is to me now." "How things change." "Both lungs." "What now?" "Sister, when will I see my dear Cosette again?" "Once you're cured." "But I am cured." "If she were here, I'm sure I could work right away." "Tell Mr. Madeleine before he goes." "Don't worry, Fantine." "Mother Superior will speak to the mayor." "Rest now." "My darling little Cosette." "Come here, Cosette." "Come on." "Don't be afraid." "Come take a look." "My dear child." "Go ahead and feel it." " Can we wear them every day?" " That's all we need!" "Your father slaves to clothe you, and you want to dress up on weekdays?" " What if it's cold?" " Then we'll see." "Why are you standing there gaping?" "Go finish sweeping!" "And you two, run upstairs and lock your nice fur coats away in the closet." "What'd I tell you?" "Three hundred francs at one go." "Fantine must've found some fool with deep pockets." "We can't let go of that kid." "Thénardier, you're such a genius." "What are you daydreaming about?" "You left half the dust under the benches." "Leave her alone." "The kid's startin' to grow on me." "I may be away two or three days." "Poor Fantine isn't doing well." "I'll personally go for her daughter in Montfermeil." "I'll leave in the morning." "Wait." "Have Fantine sign this note, and bring it to me at home." "Mr. Javert is still waiting to see you." "He says it's urgent." "Show him in." "Well, what is it, Javert?" "Handing in my resignation wouldn't be enough." "I must be relieved of my duties." "I don't understand." "Two weeks ago, after the incident with Fantine," "I was furious and I denounced you." " Denounced me?" " To the Paris police." "For encroaching on police matters?" "As a former convict." "I thought it was you." "There was a resemblance." "Then there was the business with the cart." "Your limp." "Little things like that." "I took you for an ex-convict named Jean Valjean." "Who?" "A convict at the penal colony in Toulon." "I was a warder there." "After his release, he burgled a bishop's home and robbed a young Savoyard." "We've been looking for him for the past seven years." "I thought it was you." "I informed the prefecture." " And what did they say?" " That I was mistaken." "Why?" "Because they found Jean Valjean." "A fellow who calls himself Champmathieu." "He was arrested this fall for stealing cider apples." "He was jailed in Arras, where a convict named Brevet identified him as Jean Valjean." "Champmathieu denied it." "Among other things, we found out that some 30 years ago, he was living in Faverolles, just like Jean Valjean." "So?" "So he was indicted." "He stands trial tomorrow." "As a former warder, I've been called as a witness." "In fact, I have to leave tonight to testify." "What does the man say?" "Oh, he's a crafty one." "Another man would be done for, but he plays stupid." "He says his name's Champmathieu and sticks to his story." "But the evidence is against him." "He's as good as condemned." " You're leaving now?" " Yes, Mr. Mayor." "How long will the trial last?" "One session at most." "The verdict will be in by evening." "But I won't wait." "I'll return here as soon as I've testified." "All right." "Thank you." "You haven't told me your decision about " "About what?" "My dismissal." "We'll discuss it when you get back." "I'll continue to exercise my functions until I'm replaced." "The mayor asks that you sign a note for him right away." ""Mr. Thénardier," "Please entrust Cosette to the bearer of this letter." "He will pay you all expenses due." "Respectfully yours..."" "Is this to bring back my darling Cosette?" "Is Mr. Madeleine going to get her?" "When will he be back?" "Be good, Fantine." "You mustn't get excited." "I wouldn't want to tell a lie, but I think Mr. Madeleine will go for your child himself." "In any case, it can't be done." "He'll be sentenced tomorrow night." "I won't have the carriage before 5:00 in the morning." "Can my horse manage it?" "Impossible." "If I can get to Amiens," "I can catch the post to Paris " "My coin, mister, please." "Give me back my coin!" "My 40-sous coin!" "That's all behind me!" "They can't hunt me forever." "I'm a different man now." "I'm Mr. Madeleine, mayor of Montreuil." "I built all these factories." "I did some harm, I did some good, but more good than harm." "I have obligations toward my town." "If God permitted all this... it means Jean Valjean is dead." "Jean Valjean is dead." "Yes, Jean Valjean is dead." "For three apples stolen from an orchard," "Champmathieu will be punished with a three-month sentence." "For the crimes of Jean Valjean, repeat offender, he will be imprisoned for life." "What's that?" "Who dared to say that?" "Jean Valjean is dead!" "Dead!" "There's nothing left of Jean Valjean!" "He's dead!" "What is it?" "It's 5:00, sir." "The carriage is outside." "The carriage?" "I'll be right down." "MR. LAFITTE, BANKER RUE VIVIENNE, PARIS" " He's had his oats?" " Yes, sir." " A full ration?" " Double." "Can he do 20 leagues in one day?" " Twenty leagues!" "He can, but " " Fine, fine." "Twenty leagues?" "Where's he going?" "It's the mayor of Montreuil!" "He's gone mad!" "I fear another attack during the day." "She could leave us without seeing her child again?" "I'm afraid so." "Mr. Madeleine won't be back until tomorrow tonight." "If she's still with us, couldn't the sight of her child?" "It's possible." "But still " "My baby?" "Did you say Cosette?" "Is she coming?" " Yes, Fantine." "But calm down." "Has Mr. Madeleine left yet?" "When did he go?" "How long have I slept?" "Will he bring my little girl soon?" "Tell me he'll be here soon." "Good Sister... is it true?" "Will he be here soon?" "You must ask the doctor." "Yes, he'll surely be back tonight." "Around midnight." "Midnight?" "That late?" "What time is it?" "10:00 in the morning." "10:00 in the morning?" "He'll be back around midnight?" "That's... that's such a long time." "If I fall asleep, will you wake me up when she gets here?" "Don't worry." "I'll know anyway." "I'll know when my little girl is here." " What's coming up?" " The Valjean case." " I thought there was a child killer." " That's already over." "The prosecutor is no slouch." "He had his death sentence in 15 minutes." "It's the Valjean case now." "All rise." "The court is in session." " Is it far to Arras?" " Another league." "No, sir, I'm absolutely certain." "This man's name is not Champmathieu." "He's the ex-convict Jean Valjean." "He served 19 years for theft and tried to escape four times." "As a warder in Toulon, I had a lot of trouble with him." "I repeat:" "I formally recognize him." "The court thanks Inspector Javert." "You may step down." "The prosecution has the floor." "Gentlemen... we have here not only a highwayman, but, we know now, an ex-convict, a hardened criminal." "In a word, the terrible Jean Valjean, who has evaded the law for the past eight years." " Have my horse ready to leave in an hour." " An hour?" "Do as I say." "The boy will take me to the courthouse." "Poor thing." "You can tell he doesn't do the trotting." "I rest my case." "You will recognize, gentlemen of the jury, that you must be rigorous to be just." "The defense has the floor." "Can't I say nothing?" " You wish to make a declaration?" " Do I ever!" "Speak, Champmathieu." "What I got to say is this:" "I'm old Champmathieu." "I used to be a cartwright in Paris." "I worked for Mr. Baloup." "I earned 30 sous a day." "Not a whole lot when you're 52." "My bosses took advantage of my age." "On top of which, I had a daughter who did - who washed laundry down at the river." "This gentleman wishes to sit in on the session." "Show him in." "The poor girl had never been dancing." "She was a good girl." "A very good girl." "Just ask Mr. Baloup in Paris." "Now you've gone and got me all mixed up!" "Order in the court!" "Accused, the evidence against you is serious and could entail grave consequences." "Have you anything of substance to tell us?" "If so, speak." "First of all..." "This is counsel's chamber." "That door over there leads directly into the courtroom behind the judge's bench." "Mr. Javert recognized him on two occasions..." "This man is Jean Valjean." "No doubt remains." "Gentlemen, in all good conscience, you must find him guilty." "Champmathieu never existed." "Mr. Madeleine, don't abandon me!" "Where are you?" "Hear me before I go." "My darling Cosette." "Tomorrow she'll have no one." "She'll be all alone." "You promised, Mr. Madeleine." "I entrust her to you." "Have pity on her." "Protect her." "Love her." "Love her, Mr. Madeleine." "Do not be taken in, gentlemen of the jury, by this man's attitude." "His stupidity is a façade." "His bewilderment fools no one." "You are obviously not Champmathieu." "You are, without any doubt, the convict Jean Valjean, hiding under the name Jean Mathieu, Mathieu being your mother's maiden name." "You moved to the Auvergne." "You lived in Faverolles." "And you climbed into the Pierron orchard and stole their apples!" "That's not true!" "I didn't steal nothing." "There are days I don't eat." "I found a fallen branch with apples on it, and I picked it up." "That's all!" "And for that I've been in jail for three months now." "I picked up something lying on the ground." "That's all!" "You say I'm Jean Mathieu, that I'm Jean Valjean." "Never heard of 'em." "I know Mr. Baloup, on the Boulevard de I'Hôpital in Paris." "You think you're clever, telling me where I was born." "Not everybody's got a house to be born in." "My pa and ma lived on the road." "When I was little, people called me "my boy."" "Now that I'm old, they call me "old man."" "Those are my Christian names." "Take that as you want!" "Sure, I was in Faverolles and the Auvergne." "Does that make me a convict?" "My name is Champmathieu." "I'm a cartwright." "I know Mr. Baloup, and that's that!" "I'm fed up with all this!" "You'll make me lose my temper, damn it!" "Your Honor, in view of the confused but cunning denials of the accused, who wishes to make us think him mad, but who will not succeed " "Your Honor, I must protest against the intolerable insinuations of the prosecution." "If you'll permit me, counselor, we ask the court to recall convicts Brevet, Cochepaille and Chenildieu to be questioned one last time as to the accused's identity." "Summon Brevet, Cochepaille and Chenildieu." "Brevet, your loss of civic rights prevents you from taking an oath." "But even a man degraded by the law can retain a sense of honor and equity." "It is that sense that I address in this decisive moment." "There's still time to retract your testimony if you've made a mistake." "Will the accused rise." "Brevet, look closely at the accused." "Think back and tell us in all good conscience if you still recognize this man as your former prison mate, Jean Valjean." "Sure, Your Honor." "I was the first to recognize him." "It's him all right." "I recognize him perfectly." "If that don't beat all!" "Be seated." "Accused, remain standing." "Come forward, Chenildieu." "You heard my question to Brevet." "Do you recognize the accused as your former prison mate Jean Valjean?" "Do I!" "We spent five years shackled together." "He's Jean Valjean." "Be seated." "Huh?" "Come forward, Cochepaille." "You heard my question to Brevet and Chenildieu." "Do you recognize the accused as your former prison mate Jean Valjean?" "No doubt about it, Your Honor." "It's Jean Valjean, alias "the Jack" due to his strength." "Well, I'll be!" "Silence!" "Accused, is that all you have to say: "Well, I'll be!"?" "Silence or I'll empty this courtroom!" "Brevet, Cochepaille and Chenildieu, look over here." "Don't you recognize me?" "Members of the jury, release the accused." "Your Honor, order my arrest." "He's not the man you want." "I am." "I am Jean Valjean." "Members of the jury, you all know, by reputation at least, the honorable Mr. Madeleine, mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer." "The strange and distressing incident that has just disturbed this court can only inspire a feeling that we needn't give voice to." "What's taking so long?" "I've been waiting an hour." "I have to be in Montreuil." "Will the Amiens coach wait?" " You'll make it." "Going to Montreuil?" "Ask my customer to take you." "He just came from there." "He won't dawdle." " Where did he go?" " The courthouse." "I understand how you feel, Your Honor." "I understand you, and I thank you." "But I'm not mad." "You were about to make a terrible mistake." "Release this man." "I'm fulfilling an obligation in asking you that." "I alone see clearly here." "I speak the truth." "I robbed Monseigneur Myriel." "That's true." "I robbed the Savoyard boy." "That's true." "But the fault may not have been all mine." "Hear me out, members of the jury." "A man who has sunk as low as I had has nothing to blame Providence for and no advice to give society." "But, you see, the infamy I attempted to rise above can only be called... an abomination." "It is jails that make jailbirds." "Ponder that, if you will." "In the desk of my study you'll find the coin I stole from the Savoyard boy seven years ago." "You don't believe me?" "Do those three still not recognize me?" "Well, I recognize them." "Brevet, remember the checked woolen suspenders you wore?" "Chenildieu, there's a deep scar on your right shoulder where you burned it on a red-hot stove to erase the mark for "forced labor for life."" "But it's still legible." "Answer me." "Isn't that right?" "That's right." "Cochepaille, in the bend of your left arm, there's a date in blue letters burned into your skin." "It's the date of the emperor's landing at Cannes:" "March 1, 1815." "Pull up your sleeve." "As you can see, I am Jean Valjean." "I won't disturb this court any longer." "I have an important duty to fulfill, a pledge I made to a dying woman." "I will not run away or kill myself." "The prosecutor knows who I am and where to find me." "He can have me arrested as he sees fit." "Mr. Prosecutor, I remain at the court's disposal." "Jean Valjean!" "What?" "They set you free?" "Of course!" "I'm old Champmathieu." "They can't keep me here." "But they didn't keep the other man either." "What other man?" "Jean Valjean." "They didn't believe him." "Isn't that the funniest thing?" " He's gone?" " Sure is." "They don't know their line of business too good." "They don't believe nobody." "I tell them I'm old Champmathieu, and they call me a liar." "The other fellow says he's Jean Valjean, and they call for a doctor." "But a fellow knows who he is, don't he?" "They're a bit dense." "No, justice won't be flouted like this." "They've issued a warrant to rearrest the man at all costs." "They talking about me?" "Did they change their minds?" "If they find another fellow to confuse me with, they might arrest me all over again." "I'm leaving." "You don't get lucky every day." "If they'd asked Mr. Baloup, none of this would've happened." "Sister, it's Mr. Madeleine with Cosette." "Where is Cosette?" "Calm down, Fantine." "Go back to sleep." "I was held up by another duty." "I'm going to get Cosette." "I'll care for her from now on." "I swear it." "I have a warrant for your arrest," "Jean Valjean." "What is it, Mr. Madeleine?" "The farce is over." "Come along." "I'll go with you, Javert." "But I warn you not to disturb me for the moment." "Sweet Mother Mary right next to my stove" "I placed a cradle with ribbons interwove" "The Lord can give me his brightest star" "But I prefer the child you gave me by far" "Fantine, I swear." "Do your duty, Javert." "But nothing will prevent me from doing mine." "Give this to the priest, Sister." "He's to donate what I leave here to the poor." "It's a very meager share." "The rest is in Paris." "It will be for Cosette." " Someone just came in here." " It was Sister Simplice." " Let me by." " See for yourself." "Too late!" "Leave me, Sister." "Go and hide." "What are you doing here, Sister?" "I came for a letter that Mr. Madeleine left for the priest." "Are you alone in this room?" "Listen to me, Sister." "I know you never lie." "Isn't that right?" "But it's my duty to insist." "There's no more Mr. Madeleine, only a certain Jean Valjean, who just escaped from the Montreuil jailhouse." "Didn't you know?" "We're looking for him." "Have you seen him?" "All right." "Excuse me, Sister." "END OF PART ONE" ""So long as poverty and misery still exist on earth, works such as this may not be in vain."" " VICTOR HUGO" "PART TWO THE THÉNARDIERS" "Cosette!" "Still here, you little guttersnipe?" "Get down to the spring right now and fill your bucket." "You never change." "When it comes to fetching water, you're never in a hurry." "Maybe she's scared." " It's so dark, ma'am." " Then run, you brat!" "A clear conscience has nothing to fear." "Don't forget the bread at the baker's." "And mind you don't lose that 20-sous coin." "I'd hate going for water in the dark." "And now let's choose some pretty dolls, children." "Would that big one cost too much?" "Want me to slap you?" "I can't, ma'am." "I just can't anymore." "This bucket's too heavy for you." "It is, sir." "How old are you?" "Eight, sir." "Your mother sent you to fetch water?" "No, sir." "My mistress did." "Did you lose your mother?" "I don't know, sir." "Who's your mistress?" "Mrs. Thénardier." "What does she do?" "She runs the inn." "I was just on my way there." "Take me there." "What's your name?" "Are you the only servant the Thénardiers have?" " Montfermeil is having a fair." " Yes, sir." "It's Christmas." " Sir?" " Yes, child?" "Can I have my bucket back?" "Why?" "If she sees you carrying it for me, she'll beat me." "So there you are, you little scamp." "You sure took your time." "There's a gentleman here who wants a room." "It's 40 sous." "Fine." "Give me that quick." "I need it for my horse." "I'd like supper." "Serve the gentleman." "What about the bread?" "Did you forget the bread?" "No, ma'am." "The bakery was closed." "You're lying." "You forgot." "Then give me back my 20 sous." "You lost it." "You stole my 20-sous coin." "No, I didn't." "Excuse me." "I found this coin on the ground." "It's a 40-sous coin, but it may be the one." "Yes, it is." "Don't let it happen again!" "You'll be served in a minute." "Let's dress him up." "With a little hat!" "Look." "Mama, look!" "This is going too far!" "You little thief!" "The nerve!" "And with her filthy hands." "Here, take it." "It's for you." "Take it." "That thing must've cost 30 francs." "Watch your step and kowtow to the man." "My little girl." "The gentleman gave you a doll." "You can play with it." "It's yours." "Aren't you going to play with your doll?" "Can I, ma'am?" "Naturally." "The gentleman gave it to you." "Really, sir?" "Is it mine?" "Ma'am, can I put it on the chair?" "Why, of course, my child." "Can you pay now?" "That's the house rule." "Four francs." "It's got lace." "The dress is velvet." "The skirt is silk." "Will you be going up to your room now?" "In a while." "What's that?" "That?" "That's me." "Yes, you see... that's me." "I saved a colonel's life at Waterloo." "He even gave me his watch." "He told me his name, but I didn't quite catch it." "Something like Champmercy." "Are you an art lover?" "I painted it in my leisure time." "Perhaps you'd like to buy it?" "No, thank you." "But I wouldn't let it go cheaply." "It means a lot to me on account of the memories." "But times are hard." "We earn nothing." "We have two little girls and a sickly 18-month-old toddler." "Not to mention this young 'un we took in out of charity." "The mother hasn't sent money in nearly a year." "I reckon she's dead." "But it ain't the child's fault, is it?" "So we keep providing for her." "Suppose someone were to take her off your hands?" "Who?" "Cosette?" "Maybe I got carried away a moment ago." "I'm real fond of the child." "The missus is mad about her." "She treats her rough at times, but we can't live without her." "She's grown on us." "Besides, you don't give a child away like that - no offense - to a perfect stranger." "It's late." "Time for bed." "You too, Cosette." "The customers are almost all gone." "I can serve." "Go on, my dear Cosette." "Good night, Papa." "So how much do you want for the child?" "It'll cost you 1,500 francs." "Fine." "I'll pay you in the morning." "Show me to my room." "Are you crazy?" "We can get twice that!" "I'm sorry, but we don't have a deal after all." "Cosette stays with us." "My wife and me thought it over." "We got no right to let her go." "Her mother left her with us." "I'm an honest man." "The child's a sacred trust." "I promised her mother to love her like my own." "I can't forget that." "We can't tear our hearts out for 1,500 francs." ""Mr. Thénardier, please entrust Cosette to the bearer of this letter." "He will pay you all expenses due." "Respectfully yours, Fantine."" "Keep the letter." "The mother gave it to me just before she died." "Are you the guardian?" "Supposing you are the person in question." "Let's talk figures." "Here." "There are clothes for you inside." "Get dressed right away." "Right away." "Since Fantine's death, you're owed for 10 months at 15 francs each." "That makes 150 francs." "Here's 1,500 francs." "A 1,000-franc note, and another of 500." "Plus 50 for my bill." "Count it." "I'm ready, sir." "Mister whatever your name is, keep your 1,500 francs." "Cosette stays here unless you pay 1,000 crowns." "A thousand crowns, you hear?" "Let me have your doll." "Let's go." "We'll meet again, sir." "Not even a good-bye kiss, the ungrateful wench!" "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" "Where are you, Father?" "What are you thinking about?" "You, Cosette, when you were a little girl." "I'm still your little girl." "You're 16 today." "What if I am?" "I've forgotten nothing." "I still have that lovely doll from Montfermeil." "I kept it at the convent." "It wasn't easy, you know." "I haven't changed." "Have I?" "Has the air of Paris changed me?" "A little." "That's for sure." "How pretty mademoiselle has grown!" "Such a coquette!" "Sixteen." "Time to blow out the candles." "Two puffs." "I'll marry within two years." "How impatient you are to leave me." "Mr. Fauchelevent, you're very mean to me." "Even when I marry, I'll never leave you." "Ever." "You have to live with the fact." "It's like a chain that binds us, Mr. Fauchelevent." "Won't you be glad to see me living happily with a good husband?" "There's no hurry." "Don't you want to be a grandfather?" "A grandfather?" "What's the matter with him?" "Maybe we hurt his feelings." " I haven't dared yet." " A big girl like you?" "It's not easy." "I'll talk to him tomorrow." "We may go to your awful house Sunday after vespers to see those poor people." "The Jondrettes, my neighbors?" "But I'll still see you at the park at 4:00." "Of course." "Know where I'm going later?" "My grandfather's." "Mr. Gillenormand?" "If he consents, I can tell my father." "Watch out!" " You know this popinjay?" " Me?" "I've seen him hanging around our house." "He smiled at you." " Did he?" "Get inside." "It's chilly out." "Are you angry, Father?" "Are you?" "Will we visit the poor tomorrow?" "Shut the window and come sit down." "I won't close your café down if you answer me." " Hello, boss." " Mr. Marius." "What's the matter, Mr. Musain?" "I'm being nosy." "So sorry." "What about him?" "Marius what?" "I don't know, Inspector." "Everyone calls him Marius." "Here's Pontmercy!" "He didn't spot the informer." "Our good king doesn't trust us." "We're official conspirators at last." "Dangerous suspects!" "We're getting princely treatment." "A top-rank inspector:" "Mr. Javert." "Long live the republic!" "If Caesar were to offer me glory and war" "And I had to leave the mother I adore" "I would tell mighty Caesar" "Take back your scepter and chariot My dear mother means more" "My mother is the republic!" "Silence, gentlemen." "Police spies or not, nothing can stop us now." "They crushed the Revolution of 1830." "That of 1832 shall triumph." "We need only give the signal, and in four hours' time, 80,000 patriots could take up arms." "Good work!" "We have to know where we stand." "Tomorrow is General Lamarck's funeral." "You know what that means." "I must know that I can count on each of you... completely." "You have three minutes to think it over and decide." " We're with you, Enjolras." " Think it over." "Three minutes." "I don't want any king." "Three minutes, but then I'm off to see my grandfather." "Not Gillenormand?" "Making up to that old throne-kisser?" "Playing grandpa's boy again?" "Turning traitor?" " Are you crazy?" "Never." "But the thing is, I need him." "To pay your tailor." "To play the fop." "You've got your head in the stars." "So, what's her name?" "Here, here!" "Laigle." " Ready." " Courfeyrac." " Ready." " Pontmercy." " Ready." "Ready to leave." " Grantaire." " Ready." "With patriots like that " "Excuse me." "Mr. Javert, I presume." "Pleased to see you again." " You first." " See you soon maybe?" " Maybe." "What cheek!" "What cheeks!" "Cheeks?" "What are you talking about?" "Monsieur has the softest skin in Paris." "No one but the Baron Lecocq " "Baron Lecocq?" "That scoundrel!" "That rascally ex-prefect of Bonaparte's!" "You shave him and then come touch my cheeks?" "How dare you taint me, wretch!" "Out of my sight!" "Never darken my door again." "Very well, sir." "Same time tomorrow?" "Yes." "And don't be late." "Baron Lecocq!" "What is it?" "Father, here she is." "The new cook." "Let's have a look." "Turn." "Fine." "How do you make a Norman soufflé?" "With apples and brandy." " What are your monthly wages?" " Thirty francs, sir." " What's your name?" " Olympia." "You'll receive 50 francs and answer to the name Nicolette." "She'll start tomorrow." "What now?" "Will Monsieur receive Mr. Marius?" "Never!" "Where is he?" "In the salon." "I'll go." "What are you doing in my house?" "Sir..." "What do you want?" "Are you here to apologize for your insolence?" "Are you ready to serve the king?" "Do you admit to your wrongs?" " No, sir." "Well then, what do you want?" "I only came to ask for one thing." "Then I'll leave." "Don't be a fool." "Who said anything about leaving?" "As I'm not yet 25," "I've come to ask for your consent to marry." "Fetch my daughter." "That's far enough." "Your nephew's here." "Greet him." "Monsieur wishes to marry." "That's all." "Get out!" "What?" "You leave my home to live God-knows-where like a pauper." "You reject me to go to your clubs to honor the memory of your idiot father who let himself get beaten with his Bonaparte at Waterloo." "Exactly:" "Let himself get beaten." "You become a window smasher, and now, four years later, just because you're penniless, you stop by to ask, as a mere formality, my consent for you to marry." "And probably to endow you as well." "Well, Mr. Jacobin, who do you think I am?" "What do you take us royalists for?" "How much do you earn as a lawyer?" "Nothing." "So the girl is wealthy?" "No more than me." "No dowry, no expectations?" "Stark naked?" "And what does the father do?" "I don't know." "What's her name?" "Miss Fauchelevent." "Fauche-the-what?" "Please, sir, allow me to marry her." "You figured, "I'll just go ask the old coot, who'll be delighted to see me." "I'll say, 'You old fool," "I want to marry Miss Nobody, daughter of Mister Nothing." "We're both have-nots.'" "And he'll say, 'Go on, my boy." "Marry your Cut-le-vent, your Push-le-vent."'" "Never, sir." "Do you hear?" "Never." "Father..." "Yes, that's it." "I'm your father." "Tell me everything." " Father." "Yes, call me Father." "You'll see." "So it's true, then, that you're penniless?" "You're dressed like a thief." "Here's 100 louis." "Buy yourself a hat." "I first saw her at the Luxembourg Gardens." "I paid no attention, but now the thought of her keeps me awake." "She was to ask her father." "She turned 16 today." "He doesn't know about us." "I walk by their house every night." "You have to speak to him." "They might leave for England." "He goes away without warning." "I don't want to risk losing her." "I'm mad about her." "Is that all?" "I think so, Father." "That's all." "You ninny." "Make her your mistress." "I'll never ask you for anything again." "He's leaving?" "Run after him!" "Bring him back!" "Help!" "What have I done?" "Good Lord, he's gone!" "I'll never see him again!" "Hey, Mr. Marius." "Turning in so early?" "That you whistling, Gavroche?" "Just calling my sis." "That's for Eponine." "That's for Azelma." " And your folks?" "For them, I make an effort." "I go upstairs." "But I rarely see them." "We're on the outs." "We had a ruckus over principles a few years back, so I skedaddled." "Anyway, I prefer the streets." "Long live liberty!" "Ain't that right, Mr. Marius?" "You got a funny look." "Something wrong?" "Got problems?" "Some woman?" "No kidding." "If it was me, I could understand." "But not you." "You gotta snap out of it." "Wanna go to the cabaret?" "I can get you in the stage door." "Eponine can wait until tomorrow." "You're funny." "See, you're feeling better already, because you've got grit." "Eponine and me talked about it." "She's a swell girl." "Wild, like you and me." "And she really likes you." "Can I come in, Mr. Marius?" "It's me" " Eponine." "He's gone out." "He spent the night out." "I'm so hungry, Papa" "The cupboard is bare" "I'm so cold, Mama" "No coat to wear" "Shiver, Lolotte" "Weep, Jacquot" "Hello, Eponine." "I came to tidy up your room." "Just getting in at 2:00 in the afternoon?" "Shame on you." "Here." "I saw your brother last night." "He's coming to see you later." "He's a good kid." "We talked politics." "What's so funny?" "He knows a lot about it." "You learn a lot in the street." "Get my suit out, will you?" "The new one?" "Of course." "It's Sunday." "You look good with ruffled hair." "You know, you're a good-looking boy." "Still on the same page!" "You didn't study yesterday." "That's bad." ""General Baudoin received orders to take Hougoumont House, which stands in the middle of the Plain of Waterloo."" "I know about Waterloo." "It's a battle." "Papa was there." "You're taking notes." "I'd like to work with you." "You can dictate to me." "I can write too, you know." "Eponine, time for vespers!" "I must go!" "I can't miss our clients!" "Not today, you can't." "Two friends of mine may be coming to see you." "How do you know that?" "That's right:" "the philanthropist and the girl." "Do you know them?" "Sure, the young lady is pretty." "I'm going." "Do I have to come get you?" "I'm here!" "Have I ever let you down?" "Listen, try to get the philanthropist." "What's in it for me?" "A new dress." "But he has to cough up." "That's your job." "Hear that?" "You anemic, you!" "Your sister at least tries to help her old father." "You layabout!" "Now, how'd I sign that appeal to the philanthropist?" "I think you wrote "Jondrette."" "Now I remember." "If we only get our hands on that one!" "Is that the ticker?" "It's not broken." "It's solid stuff." "I remember when I lifted it along with the purse off that colonel at Waterloo." "It was dark." "I thought he was dead." "Suddenly he opened his eyes." "I thought I was done for." "But I couldn't finish off a wounded man." "But the fool thought I was tending to him." ""Thank you, kind friend." "You can have the purse and timepiece in my tunic."" "I already had 'em!" "I've heard it a thousand times." "So what?" "I'll never forget the battlefield at Waterloo." "Look, Father." "It's the Jondrette girl." "She looks so pale today." "How is your family?" "Not well, kind sir." "Mama is almost paralyzed, and Papa didn't find work this week." "Give me your address." "I'll come by shortly." "It's not far." "I can take you." "Just give me the address." "I'll take my daughter home, then come right over." "52 rue des Vignes St. Marcel." "Can't I come see these unfortunates?" "It's no place for you." "It must be a hovel." "It is too a place for me." "I want to come." "52 rue des Vignes St. Marcel." "Well?" "He's coming... in a cab." "A cab?" "It's Rothschild himself!" " What'd you say?" " That Mama's paralyzed." "Hear that?" "Go lie down." "This place looks too fancy." "Faster, Mama, into bed!" "Azelma, break a window." "Are you deaf?" "Break a window, I said." "What is it?" "Now look what you've done!" "She cut herself." "Good." "Just as I planned." "Did you give him the exact address?" "He wrote it down it front of me." "House number, street and floor." "The door on the left." "Left, I said." "Down this hall." "Come here." "Do come in, my dear benefactor." "Come in, my pretty young lady." "I'm so ashamed to have no decent chair to offer you." "By tomorrow morning there'll be nothing left." "I'll be turned out of house and home along with my bedridden wife, my eldest daughter, who's coughing her lungs out, and my youngest, who had her arm mangled at the workshop." "Alas, we are hounded by misfortune." "You must be in pain, miss." "Do you need anything?" "I owe 60 francs in back rent, so they're evicting us tomorrow at dawn." "Does it hurt, dear wife of mine?" "Take a look at the man." "Have you tried finding work at the local town hall?" "Have I tried?" "Dozens of times, my dear benefactor." "I spend my days there." "But what can a weary, old, arthritic actor do?" "Here's five francs." "Just five?" "But tomorrow " "It's all I have on me." "I came to see your needs." "I'll take my daughter home first." "I'll be back at 7:00." "I'll see what I can do then." "Honestly?" "Can I count on it?" "You can count on me." "It's a terrible thing." "Let's go." "Take a good look at him." "We can't pray enough to thank you for your goodness." "I'll see you to your cab." "No need, Mr. Jondrette." "I'll be back soon." "See you at the Luxembourg." "Where are you going, Cosette?" "Go downstairs." "I'm sure, I tell you." "I recognized him." "It's really him?" "You sure?" "It's been eight years, but I recognized him." "I've got that thief now." "Run along, you two." "Go on!" "She can finish bandaging you up on the stairs." "Warn Claquesous and Gueulemer." "Stay near the house." "I need everyone tonight." "If all goes well, at 7:00, you won't get one dress - you'll get 10!" "Give me your hand!" "Take the young lady to 87 rue de Babylone." "Not rue de l'Homme Armé?" "I'll get some money and come back here." "Don't wait for me for supper." "I won't be home before 8:00." "Do you live here?" "I should." "I'm the son." "But the doctor prescribed fresh air, so I sleep outdoors." "I was at the Jondrettes' " "I know." "I saw you go upstairs." "You must be their benefactor." "Who else lives on their floor?" "A friend of mine." "Mr. Marius." "A serious fellow." "If it's about your daughter, relax." "They'd make a swell couple." "He's a nobleman's son who went republican." "He's a real man." "What's up?" "No time to talk!" "We have to get the gang." " Patron-Minette?" " Right." "We'll be rich at 7:00." "This smells fishy." "Want to know something?" "My fortune's made." "Want to know why?" "Because that pretty young lady " "What about her?" "That pretty young lady... it's her." "That thing?" "That tramp, wallowing in silk, in clothes worth 200 francs, while my girls go barefoot?" "If it's her, do what you want." "I'd like to grind my heel into her guts." "Your friends are in trouble." " I'll warn them." " Good." "Forget the rue de Babylone." "Take me to Luxembourg Gardens." "I'm through choosing between bread on the table and a fire in the hearth!" "I've had my fill of poverty!" "We've got Croesus hooked." "Keep it down." "He can hear you next door." "Our neighbor?" "That nincompoop?" "Anyway, he's out." "Like I said - he's out." "Listen good." "It's all set." "The gang's due here." "Our man comes back at 7:00." "The neighbor will be out." "The girls will stand watch." "You'll help out." "He'll pay up." " And if he doesn't give it to us?" " We'll give it to him!" " At last." " Where's your father?" " You're interested in him now?" "Why?" " Because " "To meet your grandfather." " No, listen." " You didn't see him?" "I did, but it's not that." " Did he say yes?" " Later." "Tell me what he said." "He said no." "But we're wasting time." "You say it so lightly?" "I may be going away for who knows how long." "Why do you want to see Father?" "You don't know where he is?" "He never tells me anything." "What is it?" " We need the police." "The police?" "What is it?" "The Jondrettes plan to rob your father." "Maybe worse." "I can't tell you everything I overheard after you left." "So that's what upset you." "Can you save him?" "I vaguely know an inspector." " Come back quick." " Rue de l'Homme Armé?" "That's right." "No." "I won't be there tonight." "I'll be at rue de Babylone." "It's another house where we stay sometimes." "I couldn't tell you about it." "That must seem strange to you." "It is to me too." "Meet me at the garden door, 12 rue Plumet." "We never use it." "I'll let you in." "All right." "I'll be there as soon as I can." "Good-bye." "Are you angry?" "Because I held something back?" "Is that it?" "I had no right to tell you." "Don't be angry with me." "No, I was being stupid." "Forgive me." "I love you." "I won't lose you." "You'll be my wife." "You'll be mine." "So now you have all the facts, gentlemen." "Yeah." "Interesting." "Okay." "Shake on it." "We'll be there at 7:00." "Now sit down." "Let's talk business." " Who's there now?" " The missus." "Did you catch the names of any accomplices?" "I think so." "Claquesous, Gueule " " Gueulemer?" "Zounds!" "The Patron-Minette gang." "If you help us nab that bunch, we'll overlook a lot." "What about this benefactor?" "What kind of man is he?" "A decent but secretive man who lives with his daughter at 7 rue de l'Homme Armé." "Mr. Fauchelevent." "Fauchelevent?" "Ah, yes, Fauchelevent." "An old carter from Montreuil-sur-Mer." "He finished his days as gardener at the Picpus convent." "What's this man look like?" "Small?" "Big?" "Very big, very strong." "7 rue de l'Homme Armé." "If that gang is involved, it must be something big." "It's 5:45." "We have just enough time." "Slip back into your room and wait until things get underway." "There must be an attempt to commit a crime." "But as soon as things get nasty, fire a shot out the window and leave the rest to us." "We'll be there." "Take these toys." "Careful, they're loaded." " Careful, it's sharp." " Do we need it?" "We have to do things right." "If we don't use it, you can cut a roast with it." "Is everything packed?" "The trunks ready?" "We have to move fast afterward." "It's all set." "See for yourself." "Good." "You thought of everything." "Very good." "Very good." "And you... you look good." "You inspire confidence." "You forgot the best part." "If this doesn't jog his memory, then we pull out all the stops." "What's the time according to the colonel?" "6:40." "Damn it!" "Is he coming by cab?" "Good thing it's almost dark out." "Take the lantern and go downstairs." "Open the street door." "When the carriage arrives, show him up." "Once he's up here, go down and dismiss the cab." "The money." "Here." "The neighbor!" "Eponine let him up." "What's she up to?" "Don't move." "Not even a little hello for your neighbors?" "Afraid to disturb us on a Sunday?" "Come in a minute." "Get downstairs." "Won't you come in?" "I have something to tell you." "We weren't expecting you home so early." "You usually come in about 11:00." "Of course, that's your right." "The thing is, we're having visitors tonight, so I figured on borrowing your room." "Would you mind very much taking a walk for an hour or two?" "You do mind?" "Maybe you have work to do?" "It's a bother." "I'll tell you why." "These are some American cousins who may help us out." "I wanted to make a good impression - but I can't here." "Ah, when you have to count on others..." "Take him there." "If only I'd met up with him again," "I'd probably be a millionaire." "It's a colonel" "I saved on the battlefield at Waterloo." "I never saw him again." "He gave me his watch." "You don't believe me?" "Take a look." "It even has his initials engraved." ""G.P."" "You saved this colonel at Waterloo?" "Is that so hard to believe?" "I don't look like the heroic type?" " And your name's Jondrette?" " What is all this?" "Is my name any of your business?" "Damn, he's here!" "Too bad." "Back to your room." "And keep your mouth shut about what you hear or we'll shut it for you." "Not a sound." "You can run for it." "You couldn't stop him from coming?" "But Gavroche said " "Get ready." "The coast will be clear." "You can make a run for it." ""At the battle of Waterloo, a sergeant saved my life." "His name is Thénardier." "Of late, he's been running an inn in Montfermeil." "If my son should meet him, may he show him every kindness." "Colonel Georges de Pontmercy."" "Do sit down, my dear benefactor." "Here you are." "A hundred francs for the rent and more pressing needs." "We'll see about the rest." " God bless you." " I sent the cab away." "Mrs. Jondrette seems better." "She's dying, my kind sir." "But she has such pluck." "She's not a woman, she's a bull." "In better days, she took it easy." "She was a connoisseur of the fine arts." "She came across this painting, a masterpiece." "A depiction by David of the Battle of Waterloo." "Sadly, I'd let it go for very little." "Come take a closer look." "Don't mind them." "Just some friends." "Get out!" "You have the key." "That's why I came to your room." "I'm afraid for you." "You know too much." "Yes, it's quite good." "Very good." "But I'm not interested." "That's surprising." "Think back." "Doesn't it remind you of anything?" "Don't I remind you of anyone?" " Not a thing." " Really?" "Thénardier." "The innkeeper at Montfermeil." "Your name's Thénardier?" "I don't see what you're getting at." "You've confused me with someone else." "That's funny." "Think hard." "Don't remember who I am?" "Yes, I do." "I remember quite well." "You're a scoundrel." "I may be a scoundrel, but you're a child stealer." "You stole Cosette for 1,500 francs." "But we can work things out." "Here's another offer:" "Buy this painting for 200,000 francs." "Peanuts for a millionaire." "If not, we snatch the girl." "We know where to find her." "Then we deal with you." "Think it over." "I'm generous." "I'll give you five minutes." "Weigh the pros and cons." "Stop him!" "Don't let him jump!" "They'll kill him!" "What's he up to?" "Why doesn't he shoot?" "It's over!" "I couldn't do anything." "He's my father." "But you could've warned the police." " Quiet!" "Well?" "Now what?" "What do you want?" "To rob me?" "Here!" "Search me." "You won't find a cent." "I'm no fool." "You think you can scare me?" "You don't know where Cosette is." "You think you can make me talk?" "Look." "So there!" "Stop this nonsense." "Let's not waste any more time." "Let's be serious." "Let's talk." "Or else kill me now." "But you've bungled it." "That's all I have to say." "You'll get nothing out of me." "Come on." "I can still get you out of here." "Come on." "What about you?" "You can't get through." " Yes, I can." "You fellas make me laugh." "Seven against one, and you're afraid to call his bluff." "I'll make him talk." " Get him, Montparnasse!" " You're all yellow." " No more than you." " We're right behind you." " Let him try." "The girl's address!" "Let me go down." "I'll tell them to let you out." "It's too late." "I warned the police." "They're outside." "Still playing tough?" "But the bulls haven't come up yet." "There's still time for them to get away." "The bulls are here!" "Stop!" "The bulls are here!" "What's that?" "The bulls!" "Eponine!" "Quick, the rope ladder!" "Throw it here!" " What about the guy?" " Stick him!" "Take them away." "You thug!" "You bastard!" "Mistreating a woman!" " Shut the shrew up." "I won't talk." "My conscience speaks for me." "Me, a shrew?" "Be quiet." "The truly innocent remain silent." "Take him away." "Greetings, Gueulemer." " Are you hurt?" " It's nothing." "Look!" "Trying to hide?" "Where's our man?" "Where'd he go?" "He's a crafty one." "Damn!" "He must've been the best of the lot." "Load them all up." "He's not the one we want." "He's just some buffoon." "Search the courtyard." "Let go of me before I tear your eyes out." "Calm down." "Forgive these gentlemen." "They don't know who they're dealing with." "Get me a cab on the boulevard." "7 rue de l'Homme Armé." "Well, I'm an orphan again." " You got away?" " You still here?" "That was embarrassing." "Our folks are hopeless." "They'll never come to no good." "You eating?" "Sure." "Why?" "Let's share." "Stick that in your craw." " What about you?" "I'm on a diet." "Some folks prefer drivin' They got no time to lose" "But I prefer arrivin' By wearing' out my shoes" "Mr. Fauchelevent?" "That's me." "Why did you run off like that?" "I was looking forward to meeting you." "But I haven't been out since this morning." "To whom do I have the honor of speaking?" "Inspector Javert." "This is an outrage, sir." "You're quite a strong man." "I know only one man as strong as you." "An ex-convict named Jean Valjean." "He was also mayor of Montreuil, under the name of Mr. Madeleine." "We've been looking for him for eight years now." "You look a lot like him." "No one ever told you that?" "I repeat, sir:" "You're making a mistake." "My name is Ursule Fauchelevent." "I've lived here for 14 years." "I'm in the National Guard." "Here are my papers." "Men!" " At last!" " Your father's safe." "Thank God." "I know." "Toussaint just came from the other house with a note, but " "But?" " We're leaving for England." " When?" "Don't be angry." "Let me explain." "When do you leave?" " Maybe tomorrow." " Tomorrow?" "I'll give you the address." "Join us." "In England?" "With what money?" "I'm in debt to Courfeyrac, my landlady, everyone." "I've broken with my grandfather for good." "Listen how you speak to me." "Don't cry, Cosette darling." "I love you." "I can only be happy with you." "Don't just tell me." "Tell your father." "Get out, sir." "No, Father!" "You don't know what he just did for you." "I know the harm he can do me." "Get out." " It's your right." " I'm yours." "You won't see her again." "I have nothing but respect for you, sir." "You're Cosette's father." "But we love each other, and you can't change that." "If my mother were still alive, she'd be more understanding than you." "Do you know this young man's parents?" "He has only his grandfather, Mr. Gillenormand." "Where does he live?" "6 rue des Filles du Calvaire." "Very well." "I'll go see him." "But are we still going to England?" "Not anymore." "Thank you, Father!" "I love you so!" "Yes... you love me so." "Father, look over there." "You see that?" "What are those wagons?" "Who are those people?" "It's a convoy of convicts." "Where are they taking them?" "To the penal colonies." "The poor things!" "But Father... are they... still human?" "Sometimes." "END OF PART TWO" ""So long as poverty and misery still exist on earth, works such as this may not be in vain."" " VICTOR HUGO" "PART THREE LIBERTY, SWEET LIBERTY" "REPUBLIC OR DEATH!" "Pop Mabeuf, you going to Lamarck's funeral?" "Go home." " Why?" " There's going to be a ruckus with sabers and muskets..." " All right!" " and cannons." " All right!" "You're not going?" "Sure." "Then we'll overthrow Louis Philippe's government." "All right!" "Long live the republic!" "Ma Whosit, I'm borrowing your whatsit." "My pistol!" "Don't push!" "There'll be nothing to see for 20 minutes yet." "Where's your neighbor, Miss Eponine?" "Get him down here." " He's not with your friends?" " No sign of him." "Tell him to meet us later on the rue de la Chanvrerie." "I'll go find him." "What's going on?" "That's the third group of dragoons to go by." "Didn't you read the papers?" "It's General Lamarck's funeral." "But why all these dragoons?" "They expect trouble." "He was a general of the emperor's, and a republican." "So it's a nuisance for the king." "It was in the paper." " The times we live in!" "First it was cholera, now it's the republic." " What do you say, greenhorn?" " Pretty calm for a riot." "Just wait till the cortege reaches Faubourg Saint-Antoine and it starts raining paving stones." "Mr. Prefect, we mustn't count too much on the war minister." "Mr. Soult isn't eager to lend us his troops." "Sir, we shall prevail over any rioting." "You have four squadrons of carabineers on Place Louis XIV, the National Guard at the Tuileries, the 6th Dragoons at the Halle aux Vins, the 7th at the Célestins, the 12th Light Cavalry at Place de la Grève and the Bastille," "and the Artillery at the Louvre." "We won't need Mr. Soult's regiments." "The disturbances won't last long." "I agree." "I've informed the king." "He just arrived at the Tuileries." "See to these gentlemen." "Just a moment." "Police report." "Javert." "Sir, I've just learned that the students of the ABC Club plan to meet in the Saint Merri district after the cortege passes the Faubourg Saint-Antoine." "Keep an eye on them and stay in contact with Captain Lasalle of the 2nd District." "Dumoutier..." " Where do we get cartridges?" " At the Montreuil toll gate." "Know the password?" " Insurgency." " Got your pistol?" " Under my smock." "Wait till the cortege passes and things heat up." "If he catches you, hit him over the head and yell, "Long live the republic."" "This isn't going to lower prices any." "Business is bad." "Even the trash cans are empty." "Folks eat everything and throw nothing away." "What do you old frumps know about politics?" "Your nose is running." "Wipe your whiffer." "They've reached the Bastille." " Here's Grantaire." " But still no Marius." "You coming?" "I didn't see Mr. Marius." "He wasn't home." "I left the letter." "Where can he be?" "Didn't you ask anybody?" "He must be at the funeral like everyone else." "The whole city's abuzz." "There was even talk at the market about barricades in Saint Merri." "I stocked up on everything I could find, just in case." "You see?" "He'll never come back." "He went to fight." "I'm scared." "I'll go see Mr. Gillenormand." "He won't know where he is either." "He turned him out." "Like you did!" "He's gone to fight." "If he doesn't get my letter, it's all over." "Toussaint, who did you give the letter to?" "Mr. Marius's door was unlocked." "I left the letter in full view on his table." ""Your friends are waiting for you on the rue de la Chanvrerie." " Eponine"" "See the fellow with the beard?" "He'll give the signal to open fire." "Get that woman and her baby out of the way." "Honor to General Lamarck!" "ARMY OF THE BASTILLES" "LEAGUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS" "Did you drop these?" "Get ready!" "Not yet!" "The guardsmen are shopping for furniture." "To the barricades!" "We leaving already?" "The fun was just starting." "Don't come." "Sparks will fly." "You can't overthrow the government without me." "To the rue de la Chanvrerie!" "The situation is out of hand." "There's fighting at the Arsenal and Faubourg Saint-Antoine." "Don't lose your head, Mr. Soult." "This isn't a revolution." "It's a riot, at worst." "By tomorrow at the latest, order will be restored." "I'll personally go take a look on the boulevards." "Yes, two lumps." "You, sire?" "That's no place for a sovereign." "It's the place for a citizen king." "Out of the way, boys!" "REPUBLIC OR DEATH!" "NO PERFORMANCE TONIGHT" " What's going on?" " It's a riot!" " I'm going home." " Come with us." "I hear they took over the bank." "There are 600 of them holed up at Saint Merri church." "They even have a cannon on rue Aubry-le-Boucher." "The republic calls out to us" "Let us learn to vanquish or perish" "A Frenchman must live for her" "For her, a Frenchman must die" " I have my reasons for emigrating." " Then let me go." "I have to find Marius." "I don't want him to die... thinking I don't love him anymore." "If he loves you, he'll come say good-bye." "He's too proud." "You drove him away." "He won't come again." "Cosette, my child... are you sure of your feelings?" "Yes, Father." "Sure you love him above all else?" "I don't know where he's fighting." "Toussaint says the students built a barricade in Saint Merri." "All right." "I'll go." "You stay here." "If I don't return... read this letter." "Good-bye, Cosette." "Where have you been?" "You told me to meet you here." "I got here five minutes ago." "Listen to him!" "His head's still in the clouds." "Wake up." "Today there are no more women." "There's only the republic!" "Who do you think I am?" "So what if I'm in love?" "I'm here!" "Calm down, my friends." "Man the barricades." "You stand guard at rue Saint-Denis." "Password: insurgency." "No bystanders!" "If you're not with us, clear the street now." "My tables and chairs!" " Don't worry, Mrs. Huchelot." " The republic will return them." "Hey, don't go." "Stay with us." "What?" "Won't lift a finger for your country?" "My bed!" "Where will I sleep?" "At the Tuileries." "We can use the sheets to dress wounds." "Hurry up." "Marius, there's work outside." "Mind lending a hand?" "Keep those stones coming." "Hey, what about an omnibus?" "Great idea!" "Let's get the omnibus." "Strengthen the foundation and bring the paving stones." "You're not going anywhere." "End of the line." "Get down if you value your life." "Republic!" "Everyone off!" "Get out or I shoot." "Insurgency." "The world's come to an end!" "But I know the password: insurgency." "Let me through." "No women." "We're going to get killed." "The chief won't have it." "Get going!" "Long live the revolution!" "Is it your heart or stomach that's bothering you?" "Hey, you!" "What are you doing here?" "Ah, you're thinking they could attack our flank?" "Our friends on rue Aubry-le-Boucher have got us covered." "Still, you have a point." "Give me some men here." "Tear up the paving stones." "Set up a small barricade here." "Courfeyrac, you're in charge." "Some rubble stones over here." "And take those casks." "More barrels!" "More stones!" "More everything!" "Throw it on!" "Shove it on!" "Pile it on!" "Bring down the house." "It's gotta be higher." "You loafer." "Can't you help out?" "If you came to bill and coo, go find your turtledove." "We don't mind getting our hands dirty." " Leave me alone." " What's that?" "That's enough." "Get out." "What is it, Marius?" "What's on your mind?" "There are no women, parents or mistresses here." "Our cause is all that matters now." "If you doubt it, why did you come?" "Look, Enjolras, my life is yours." "I'll prove it soon enough." "Just don't ask anything else of me." "Don't waste ammunition." "There's not much." "We'll have to kill a few guardsmen to get their cartridges." "And don't shoot until Enjolras gives the word." "Mr. Marius, it's a real holiday, and you feeling so sad?" "I warned you about women." " Gavroche!" " Coming." "You're small." "Slip along the houses." "See what the Guard is up to." "Sure, but I want a musket." "This thing doesn't cock." " A musket for you?" " Why not?" "I had one in 1830, when we took on Charles X." " Wait till the men are all armed." " If you die, I'll take yours." " Squirt!" " Greenhorn!" "You'll get one if you fulfill your mission." "Be careful." "As soon as you see something, sing "My Friend Bugeaud" and come back." "My nose is running tears O my friend Bugeaud" "Will do, cap'n." "Gentlemen, here's the situation." "The crosses indicate what we've taken back from the insurgents." "The circles, what they still occupy." "We've flushed the rebels out of the Arsenal," "Place Royal, Chateau d'Eau," "Place Maubert, and Place des Victoires." "The insurgency zone has been contained." "In the Halles district, there are still 27 barricades to be taken." "Only four of them are important:" "rue Maubuée, rue de la Chanvrerie, rue Montdétour, and rue Sainte-Avoye." "We'll wait for nightfall before attacking." "Within 30 minutes, the troops will surround this quadrilateral." "I want a total blackout throughout the district." "Residents know we will fire on any lights after 9:00." "We'll launch a coordinated attack on all four points at 10:30." "By midnight, gentleman, order should be restored." "My nose is running tears O my friend Bugeaud" "Lend me your gendarmes I'll tell them what I know" "In their blue coats And feathered shako" "Make way for the people Cock-a-doodle-doo!" "It's Gavroche!" "That's the signal." "Here they come!" "Stations, everyone!" " My musket!" " Wait a minute." "After the first volley, you can take your pick." "Who goes there?" "The French Revolution!" "Fire!" "I'll watch your musket for you." "Don't waste gunpowder." "Wait till they're in the street." "But first, put the flag back." "Who will plant the flag?" "No one?" " What're you doing, Pop Mabeuf?" " All right!" "Long live the revolution!" "Long live the republic!" " Get back!" " Long live the republic!" "I used to know him." "We called him Pop Mabeuf." "A bit crazy, but quite a fellow." "Take him inside." "Now, citizens, may each of you fight for this dead old man as he would for his own living father." "Here they come!" "Charge!" "Fire!" "Watch out!" "They're coming around the side!" "Get back before I blow up the barricade!" "Get back before I blow it up!" " And you with it!" " And me with it!" "Nice work." "You drove back the National Guard." " So we could blow ourselves up." " But that took doing." "We won't last till morning." "We're short on ammunition." "I'll get some." "Watch out for that guy." "He might be a snitch." "There's no point in this." "Send for an eight-pounder." "Three shots will do it." "Who are you?" "I've done my duty." "I've reported you all." "Who are you?" " Inspector Javert." " Tie him up." "Don't kill him." "Don't waste cartridges." "We'll deal with him later." " What are you doing?" " Filling my basket." " Not afraid of bullets?" " If it rains, we'll see." " Get back here." " In a minute." " Not going to kill me now?" " We won't forget you." "You see him?" "Gosh!" "Shooting the dead now?" "If you're ugly in Nanterre Blame it on Voltaire" "And stupid in Palaiseau Blame it on Rousseau" "Good humor is my care Blame it on Voltaire" "Poverty is my trousseau Blame it on Rousseau" "The cheeky brat!" "I'll get him!" "I fell I know not where Blame it on Voltaire" "Face down in the gutter's flow Blame it on..." "Poor kid." "He collected at least 400 cartridges." "Distribute them." "We're in for it now." " Where's my musket?" " Here, Mr. Marius." "Aiming at that sergeant whose face you can't see?" "These young artillery officers are well educated." "He has a father and mother." "He can't be more than 25." "He could be your brother." " He is." "And mine too." "Let him live." "Leave me alone." "We have to." "Dumont, take command." "Get ready." "After the first shot, they're sure to attack." "Fire!" "Charge!" "Spies?" "None of that!" "What a shot!" "But it would have been simpler to kill them." "He must be an eccentric." "Charity by musket fire." "Who is he?" "I don't know." "A man who saves others." "Mr. Marius." "That's me." "Don't you recognize me?" "Eponine." "How did you get here?" "Why these clothes?" "I had to see you." "They wouldn't let me through, so I disguised myself." "Is it just a hand wound?" "Here too." "Small world..." "Mr. Fauchelevent." "It's all so simple." "You exit over a wall and enter around a barricade." "Nice work." "Anyway, you can rest easy now." "You'll probably be the one to execute me." "Probably." "You thought I was ugly, didn't you?" "You're here because of me, you know." "I wanted you to die too." "But when I saw them aiming at you, I put my hand over the barrel." "Strange..." "I wanted to die before you." "Listen." "I don't want to cheat you." "I've had a letter for you in my pocket all day." "I kept it." "I didn't want you to get it." "But you'd be angry later when we met again." "We will meet again, won't we?" "Take your letter." "But in return, promise me..." "What?" " Promise me." " I promise." "Promise to kiss my forehead when I'm dead." "I'll feel it." "You know, Mr. Marius..." "I think I was a bit in love with you." ""I spoke to my father." "He gives his consent." "Forget his anger." "He's expecting you." "Come back quickly." "I love you." "Cosette."" "Come, sir." " It's too late." " Come." "She sent me." "I can't now." "It will kill her." "We're surrounded!" "They're coming down rue Saint-Denis!" "They've taken rue Aubry-le-Boucher!" "Silence!" "The barricade on rue Aubry-le-Boucher has fallen." "You'll be taken from the rear." "Your sacrifice is in vain." "Surrender!" "He makes no vain sacrifice who fights for a cause." "All here are ready to die so that our brothers may live as free men." "Liberty... sweet liberty... come fight with those who defend you." "Come fight with those who defend you" "Under our flag, may victory" "Rush to your manly strains" "So that in death your enemies" "Witness your triumph and our glory" "To arms, citizens" "Man your battalions" "March forth, march forth" "So that their impure blood" "May drench our furrowed fields" "Ten men with Grantaire to cover rue Saint-Denis!" "Quick, a small barricade here." "Your powder kegs here." "And that witness." "Who'll finish off the informer?" "Me." "I'll handle him." "Good." "Come to finish me off?" "You're no fool when it comes to saving your hide." "Dear friends, we're going to die down to the last man." "But our deaths will stop nothing." "Our example will serve the cause." "Others will finish what we've begun." "Long live the republic!" "Fire when I give the signal." "Then I'll blow up the barricade." "I love fireworks." "Let me set it off." "You're the leader." "You have to stay here to welcome them." "If you like." "A knife." "You're right." "That's more like a convict." " You're free." " What?" "You're free." "I may not get out of here alive." "But if I do, and you want to arrest me," "I won't resist this time." "7 rue de l'Homme Armé?" "Get going." "I'm warning you, because this time..." "Get going." "Charge!" "Here goes!" "That's it, my friends." "Sell your lives dearly or run for it now." "And thank you all." "You've served the republic well." "Fire!" "He shot our artillery officer." "Shoot him on the spot." "Shoot me." "Wait." "May I, Enjolras?" "I doubt you people will mind." "Aim!" "Fire!" "Sir, the man can't escape now." "He may lose his way or drown, but if he finds his way out, we'll nab him." "The only other possible exit is at the Arsenal." "The grating is open." "We have it under watch." "You can go." "Jean Valjean, there are two carriages waiting." "You take the first." "You can escort your wounded man home." "I'll follow you." "What's that?" "You're not arresting me here, Javert?" "Tell Mr. Gillenormand that I've brought his grandson home." "He was wounded on the barricades." "Sir, come quick." "Mr. Marius was wounded on the barricades." "What's this?" "Mr. Marius?" "Firstly, how dare you yell for your master, scoundrel!" " Mr. Marius was wounded." " Wounded?" "He fought against the king!" "It was bound to happen." "He asked for it." "So this is how the bloodsucker returns." "He went off to get himself killed just to spite me." "Why, it's true!" "And you said nothing." "Out of my sight!" "I'm dismissing you." "Get a doctor." " Right away." "Who are you, sir?" "Did you bring him home?" "Did you save him?" "Consider my house your own, sir." "Where was he hurt?" "Is it serious?" "Good Lord, why did he do this?" "Won't you stay, sir?" "You'll lunch with me." "You may be for the republic too, but we won't talk politics." "Marius, my child." "It's me... your grandfather." "Open your eyes." "I'll forgive everything, if you'll forgive me too." "Marius, my child." "I've waited so long for you." "Call me father like you used to." "Your room has always been ready." "In my own room, at my bedside I have your portrait from when you were little." "Speak to me, Marius." "I don't want you to die." "His wound isn't serious." "He'll recover soon enough." "But his happiness depends on you." "What's that?" "Please have this letter delivered to Miss Fauchelevent." "Are you Mr. Fauchelevent?" "My dear sir, I am your devoted servant." "I know all about you." "My grandson spoke of you at some length." "Are you sure you won't stay for lunch?" "No, thank you." "Someone's waiting for me." "I'm your prisoner now." "I won't try to escape." "I just have one favor to ask." "I want to stop off at my home a minute." "7 rue de l'Homme Armé." "Are you hurt?" "Why did you spare me last night?" "Why did you spare me?" "Why do you stalk poor devils?" "Each man has his own notion of duty." "Just because your duty is to condemn the wretched man, doesn't the wretched man have the right to save you?" "Why?" "I'll wait here." "He's a convict, after all." "So why don't you arrest him?" "What's stopping you?" "What?" "Hey, you!" "Can't you watch where you're going?" "Think you're some kind of a snitch!" "Excuse me." "They found him drowned?" "Was it an accident?" "A suicide, sir." "They found a note on him." ""I am no longer beyond reproach." "I deliberately let a convict escape." "I am no longer worthy of the police." "I must disappear."" "Incredible." "Javert." "He was a good element." "Yes, but a bit blinkered." " We need men like that." " Maybe so." "At last, I'm Mrs. You." "It's so sad that he couldn't be here." "Yes, it upsets me too." "But you know we have to respect his wishes." "He's always been a bit strange." "Pour me some champagne." "You won't be spared my sermon." "This morning you heard the priest." "This evening you'll hear the grandfather." "I raise my glass to beauty, youth, and love." "Ah, fun-loving virtue!" "How charming women are in our times." "But admire first of all our adorable little fairy in her ballroom gown." "With a slip of my slippered feet," "I'm going to open the ball with a cachucha." "Yes, ladies, a cachucha." "That's my idea of a revolution." "And I'm going to dance with Mrs. Marius Pontmercy without asking your permission, you scalawag." "Music, maestro!" "Mr. Pontmercy may not be up yet." "I'll go see." "We retired late." "They danced till 4:00." "Don't tell him it's me." "Tell him it's someone who'd like to speak to him in private." "I want to surprise him." "It's you, Father?" "And that idiot Basque acted so mysterious." "Feeling better?" "You're early." "It's only 12:30." "Cosette is still asleep." "Have a seat." "Mr. Pontmercy, it was best that I not attend your wedding." "I stayed away as long as I could." "I never left Paris." "I made up that trip so as not to render your marriage contract void." "To avoid having to sign, even as a witness." "I came to tell you that I'm an ex-convict." "What?" "I'm an ex-convict." "Meaning what?" "That I was sentenced to forced labor, and that even now I'm a fugitive from justice." "What did you do to deserve prison?" "What did I do?" "I stole a loaf of bread." "And how do you know Cosette?" "Ten years ago I didn't even know she existed." "I was there when her mother died." "I was lucky enough to save the child from some scoundrels, the Thénardiers." "I don't think you can really call that a good deed." "But if it was one, let's say I did it, and put it down as an attenuating circumstance." "Today..." "Cosette is leaving my life." "Fine." "Why this confession?" "What's forcing you?" "You could have kept your secret." "You ask what's forcing me to tell you?" "A very curious thing:" "my conscience." "Obviously, remaining silent would have been easier." "But there were two things I could never do:" "break the bonds of the heart that kept me here, and silence that voice" "that speaks to me in a whisper when I'm alone." "Mr. Pontmercy, I'm going to leave you now." "You offered me a place in your family." "You didn't know who I was." "I have no family." "I'm a convict." "Will you allow me to say good-bye to Cosette?" "Well, really!" "What is this?" "Say good-bye to Cosette?" "What's all this about?" "You're leaving again?" "What have I done?" "No, child, no." "You mustn't." "You mustn't." "What's all this about?" "I'm afraid." "Why won't you kiss me?" "Yes, Father, why won't you kiss her?" "What have we done to you?" "Your absence changes nothing." "We're still your children." "Our hearts remain the same." "Why won't you take Cosette in your arms?" "You heard him." "You've no right to be so cruel." "You seem angry at me for being so happy." "My darling child, your happiness... has been the sole purpose of my life." "That's the father I know." "Hold me tight... like you used to." "What's the matter?" "You're white as a sheet." "It's nothing." "My wound may have reopened." "And you said nothing." "You see?" "I had to say good-bye." "Don't cry." "It's nothing to die." "What's terrible is not to have lived, or to have taken the wrong path." "Gather around me." "I want you to have the two silver candlesticks that Monseigneur Myriel gave me." "I lit them myself." "I hope... that he who gave them to me... is satisfied with me." "I did the best I could." "My children," "I'm a poor man." "Don't forget:" "I want to be buried in the first plot of earth that you find." "That is my wish." "A headstone." "No name." "If you should visit from time to time..." "I'd be very happy." "Do you want a priest, sir?" "I have one." "Farewell, my children." "Be happy." "Live in peace." "God is just." "It is man... who sometimes... is unjust."