, ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁L ark ", ▁Made mo is elle ▁L ano ire , ▁Urs ula ) ▁– ▁The ▁il leg it imate ▁daughter ▁of ▁Fant ine ▁and ▁Th ol omy ès . ▁From ▁approximately ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁three ▁to ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight , ▁she ▁is ▁be aten ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁dr ud ge ▁for ▁the ▁Th én ard iers . ▁After ▁her ▁mother ▁Fant ine ▁dies , ▁Val je an ▁r ans oms ▁Cos ette ▁from ▁the ▁Th én ard iers ▁and ▁car es ▁for ▁her ▁as ▁if ▁she ▁were ▁his ▁daughter . ▁N uns ▁in ▁a ▁Paris ▁convent ▁educ ate ▁her . ▁She ▁grows ▁up ▁to ▁become ▁very ▁beautiful . ▁She ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Mar ius ▁Pont mer cy ▁and ▁mar ries ▁him ▁near ▁the ▁novel ' s ▁conclusion . ▁ ▁Mar ius ▁Pont mer cy ▁– ▁A ▁young ▁law ▁student ▁lo os ely ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁ABC . ▁He ▁shares ▁the ▁political ▁principles ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁temp est uous ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁royal ist ▁grand father , ▁Monsieur ▁Gill en orm and . ▁He ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Cos ette ▁and ▁f ights ▁on ▁the ▁bar ric ades ▁when ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁Val je an ▁has ▁taken ▁her ▁to ▁London . ▁After ▁he ▁and ▁Cos ette ▁marry , ▁he ▁recogn izes ▁Th én ard ier ▁as ▁a ▁sw ind ler ▁and ▁pays ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁France . ▁ ▁É pon ine ▁( the ▁J ond