omy ès ▁and ▁becomes ▁rom ant ically ▁involved ▁with ▁Fant ine ' s ▁friend ▁Z é ph ine . ▁ ▁F au che le vent ▁– ▁A ▁failed ▁business man ▁whom ▁Val je an ▁( as ▁M . ▁Made le ine ) ▁saves ▁from ▁being ▁cr ushed ▁under ▁a ▁carriage . ▁Val je an ▁gets ▁him ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁gard ener ▁at ▁a ▁Paris ▁convent , ▁where ▁F au che le vent ▁later ▁provides ▁san ctu ary ▁for ▁Val je an ▁and ▁Cos ette ▁and ▁allows ▁Val je an ▁to ▁pose ▁as ▁his ▁brother . ▁ ▁F av our ite ▁– ▁A ▁young ▁gr is ette ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁leader ▁of ▁Fant ine ' s ▁group ▁of ▁se am str ess ▁friends ▁( including ▁Z é ph ine ▁and ▁D ah lia ). ▁She ▁is ▁independent ▁and ▁well ▁vers ed ▁in ▁the ▁ways ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁in ▁England . ▁Although ▁she ▁cannot ▁stand ▁F éli x ▁Th ol omy ès ' ▁friend ▁Bla che vel le ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁someone ▁else , ▁she ▁end ures ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁him ▁so ▁she ▁can ▁enjoy ▁the ▁per ks ▁of ▁cour ting ▁a ▁wealth y ▁man . ▁ ▁List ol ier ▁– ▁A ▁wealth y ▁student ▁in ▁Paris ▁originally ▁from ▁C ah ors . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁F éli x ▁Th ol omy ès ▁and ▁becomes ▁rom ant ically ▁involved ▁with ▁Fant ine ' s ▁friend ▁D ah lia . ▁ ▁M abe uf ▁– ▁An ▁elder ly