▁Walk ing ▁down ▁the ▁street , ▁he ▁sees ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁F au che le vent ▁p inned ▁under ▁the ▁whe els ▁of ▁a ▁cart . ▁When ▁no ▁one ▁volunte ers ▁to ▁lift ▁the ▁cart , ▁even ▁for ▁pay , ▁he ▁dec ides ▁to ▁rescue ▁F au che le vent ▁himself . ▁He ▁craw ls ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁cart , ▁man ages ▁to ▁lift ▁it , ▁and ▁fre es ▁him . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁police ▁inspect or , ▁Ins pect or ▁Ja vert , ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁adj ut ant ▁guard ▁at ▁the ▁B agne ▁of ▁Toul on ▁during ▁Val je an ' s ▁in car cer ation , ▁becomes ▁susp icious ▁of ▁the ▁mayor ▁after ▁witness ing ▁this ▁remarkable ▁fe at ▁of ▁strength . ▁He ▁has ▁known ▁only ▁one ▁other ▁man , ▁a ▁conv ict ▁named ▁Jean ▁Val je an , ▁who ▁could ▁accomplish ▁it . ▁ ▁Years ▁earlier ▁in ▁Paris , ▁a ▁gr is ette ▁named ▁Fant ine ▁was ▁very ▁much ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁F éli x ▁Th ol omy ès . ▁His ▁friends , ▁List ol ier , ▁Fame uil , ▁and ▁Bla che vel le ▁were ▁also ▁pa ired ▁with ▁Fant ine ' s ▁friends ▁D ah lia , ▁Z é ph ine , ▁and ▁F av our ite . ▁The ▁men ▁abandon ▁the ▁women , ▁tre ating ▁their ▁relationships ▁as ▁youth ful ▁am us ements . ▁Fant ine ▁must ▁draw ▁on ▁her ▁own ▁resources ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁her ▁and ▁Th ol omy ès ' ▁daughter ,