▁É pon ine ▁and ▁Az el ma , ▁who ▁mist re at ▁Cos ette ▁for ▁playing ▁with ▁their ▁doll . ▁Val je an ▁leaves ▁and ▁returns ▁to ▁make ▁Cos ette ▁a ▁present ▁of ▁an ▁expensive ▁new ▁doll ▁which , ▁after ▁some ▁hes itation , ▁she ▁happ ily ▁accepts . ▁É pon ine ▁and ▁Az el ma ▁are ▁en vious . ▁Madame ▁Th én ard ier ▁is ▁fur ious ▁with ▁Val je an , ▁while ▁her ▁husband ▁makes ▁light ▁of ▁Val je an ' s ▁behaviour , ▁car ing ▁only ▁that ▁he ▁pay ▁for ▁his ▁food ▁and ▁lod ging . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁Val je an ▁inform s ▁the ▁Th én ard iers ▁that ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁take ▁Cos ette ▁with ▁him . ▁Madame ▁Th én ard ier ▁immediately ▁accepts , ▁while ▁Th én ard ier ▁pret ends ▁to ▁love ▁Cos ette ▁and ▁be ▁concerned ▁for ▁her ▁w elf are , ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁give ▁her ▁up . ▁Val je an ▁pays ▁the ▁Th én ard iers ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁fran cs , ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁Cos ette ▁leave ▁the ▁inn . ▁Th én ard ier , ▁hoping ▁to ▁sw ind le ▁more ▁out ▁of ▁Val je an , ▁runs ▁after ▁them , ▁holding ▁the ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁fran cs , ▁and ▁tells ▁Val je an ▁he ▁wants ▁Cos ette ▁back . ▁He ▁inform s ▁Val je an ▁that ▁he ▁cannot ▁release ▁Cos ette ▁without ▁a ▁note ▁from ▁the ▁child ' s ▁mother . ▁Val