over ished ▁when ▁older . ▁She ▁ab ets ▁her ▁father ' s ▁failed ▁rob ber y ▁of ▁Val je an . ▁On ▁Mar ius ▁and ▁Cos ette ' s ▁wed ding ▁day , ▁she ▁t ails ▁Val je an ▁on ▁her ▁father ' s ▁orders . ▁She ▁travel s ▁to ▁America ▁with ▁her ▁father ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁novel . ▁ ▁B am at ab ois ▁– ▁An ▁id ler ▁who ▁har ass es ▁Fant ine . ▁Later ▁a ▁jur or ▁at ▁Champ math ieu ' s ▁trial . ▁ ▁( M lle ) ▁Bapt ist ine ▁My riel ▁– ▁Bishop ▁My riel ' s ▁sister . ▁She ▁lov es ▁and ▁v ener ates ▁her ▁brother . ▁ ▁Bla che vel le ▁– ▁A ▁wealth y ▁student ▁in ▁Paris ▁originally ▁from ▁Mont a ub an . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁F éli x ▁Th ol omy ès ▁and ▁becomes ▁rom ant ically ▁involved ▁with ▁Fant ine ' s ▁friend ▁F av our ite . ▁ ▁B oug on , ▁Madame ▁( called ▁Ma ' am ▁Burg on ) ▁– ▁House keeper ▁of ▁Gor be au ▁House . ▁ ▁Bre vet ▁– ▁An ▁ex - conv ict ▁from ▁Toul on ▁who ▁knew ▁Val je an ▁there ; ▁released ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁Val je an . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁he ▁is ▁serving ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁prison ▁in ▁Ar ras ▁for ▁an ▁unknown ▁crime . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁claim ▁that ▁Champ math ieu ▁is ▁really ▁Val je an