▁church ward en , ▁friend ▁of ▁Colonel ▁Pont mer cy , ▁who ▁after ▁the ▁Colonel ' s ▁death ▁be fri ends ▁his ▁son ▁Mar ius ▁and ▁helps ▁Mar ius ▁realize ▁his ▁father ▁loved ▁him . ▁M abe uf ▁lov es ▁plants ▁and ▁books , ▁but ▁s ells ▁his ▁books ▁and ▁prints ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁a ▁friend ' s ▁medical ▁care . ▁When ▁M abe uf ▁finds ▁a ▁pur se ▁in ▁his ▁yard , ▁he ▁takes ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁police . ▁After ▁s elling ▁his ▁last ▁book , ▁he ▁joins ▁the ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁ins urre ction . ▁He ▁is ▁shot ▁dead ▁raising ▁the ▁flag ▁at op ▁the ▁bar rica de . ▁ ▁Made mo is elle ▁Gill en orm and ▁– ▁D augh ter ▁of ▁M . ▁Gill en orm and , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁lives . ▁Her ▁late ▁half - s ister ▁( M . ▁Gill en orm and ' s ▁daughter ▁from ▁another ▁marriage ), ▁was ▁Mar ius ' ▁mother . ▁ ▁Madame ▁Mag lo ire ▁– ▁Dom estic ▁servant ▁to ▁Bishop ▁My riel ▁and ▁his ▁sister . ▁ ▁Mag non ▁– ▁Form er ▁servant ▁of ▁M . ▁Gill en orm and ▁and ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁Th én ard iers . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁receiving ▁child ▁support ▁pay ments ▁from ▁M . ▁Gill en orm and ▁for ▁her ▁two ▁il leg it imate ▁sons , ▁who ▁she ▁claimed ▁were ▁father ed ▁by ▁him . ▁When ▁her ▁sons ▁died ▁in ▁an ▁ep ide mic , ▁she ▁had ▁them ▁replaced ▁with