▁wait ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁street , ▁but ▁when ▁Val je an ▁sc ans ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁the ▁landing ▁window ▁he ▁finds ▁Ja vert ▁has ▁gone . ▁Ja vert ▁wal ks ▁down ▁the ▁street , ▁real izing ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁caught ▁between ▁his ▁strict ▁belief ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁the ▁mer cy ▁Val je an ▁has ▁shown ▁him . ▁He ▁feels ▁he ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁give ▁Val je an ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁authorities ▁but ▁also ▁cannot ▁ignore ▁his ▁duty ▁to ▁the ▁law . ▁Unable ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁this ▁d ile m ma , ▁Ja vert ▁commits ▁suic ide ▁by ▁throwing ▁himself ▁into ▁the ▁Seine . ▁ ▁Mar ius ▁slowly ▁re co vers ▁from ▁his ▁inj uries . ▁As ▁he ▁and ▁Cos ette ▁make ▁wed ding ▁prepar ations , ▁Val je an ▁end ows ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁fortune ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fran cs . ▁As ▁their ▁wed ding ▁party ▁wind s ▁through ▁Paris ▁during ▁M ardi ▁Gr as ▁festiv ities , ▁Val je an ▁is ▁sp otted ▁by ▁Th én ard ier , ▁who ▁then ▁orders ▁Az el ma ▁to ▁follow ▁him . ▁After ▁the ▁wed ding , ▁Val je an ▁conf esses ▁to ▁Mar ius ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁ex - conv ict . ▁Mar ius ▁is ▁hor r ified , ▁assumes ▁the ▁worst ▁about ▁Val je an ' s ▁moral ▁character , ▁and ▁cont riv es ▁to ▁limit ▁Val je an ' s ▁time ▁with ▁Cos ette . ▁Val je an ▁acc edes ▁to