▁described ▁as ▁stupid ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁t atto o ▁on ▁his ▁arm , ▁ 1 ▁Mars ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁Colonel ▁Georges ▁Pont mer cy ▁– ▁Mar ius ' s ▁father ▁and ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁Napoleon ' s ▁army . ▁W ounded ▁at ▁Water lo o , ▁Pont mer cy ▁err one ously ▁bel ieves ▁M . ▁Th én ard ier ▁saved ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁tells ▁Mar ius ▁of ▁this ▁great ▁deb t . ▁He ▁lov es ▁Mar ius ▁and ▁although ▁M . ▁Gill en orm and ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁visit , ▁he ▁contin ually ▁hid ▁behind ▁a ▁pill ar ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁on ▁Sunday ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁at ▁least ▁look ▁at ▁Mar ius ▁from ▁a ▁distance . ▁Napoleon ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁baron , ▁but ▁the ▁next ▁regime ▁refused ▁to ▁recognize ▁his ▁bar ony ▁or ▁his ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁colon el , ▁instead ▁referring ▁to ▁him ▁only ▁as ▁a ▁command ant . ▁The ▁book ▁usually ▁calls ▁him ▁" The ▁colon el ". ▁ ▁D ah lia ▁– ▁A ▁young ▁gr is ette ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁Fant ine ' s ▁group ▁of ▁se am str ess ▁friends ▁along ▁with ▁F av our ite ▁and ▁Z é ph ine . ▁She ▁becomes ▁rom ant ically ▁involved ▁with ▁F éli x ▁Th ol omy ès ' ▁friend ▁List ol ier . ▁ ▁Fame uil ▁– ▁A ▁wealth y ▁student ▁in ▁Paris ▁originally ▁from ▁Lim og es . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁F éli x ▁Th ol