ret te ▁girl ) ▁– ▁The ▁Th én ard iers ' ▁elder ▁daughter . ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁she ▁is ▁pam per ed ▁and ▁spo iled ▁by ▁her ▁parents , ▁but ▁ends ▁up ▁a ▁street ▁ur chin ▁when ▁she ▁reaches ▁ad oles c ence . ▁She ▁particip ates ▁in ▁her ▁father ' s ▁cr imes ▁and ▁begg ing ▁schemes ▁to ▁obtain ▁money . ▁She ▁is ▁blind ly ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Mar ius . ▁At ▁Mar ius ' ▁request , ▁she ▁finds ▁Val je an ▁and ▁Cos ette ' s ▁house ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁sad ly ▁leads ▁him ▁there . ▁She ▁also ▁prevents ▁her ▁father , ▁Pat ron - Min ette , ▁and ▁Bru jon ▁from ▁ro bb ing ▁the ▁house ▁during ▁one ▁of ▁Mar ius ' ▁vis its ▁there ▁to ▁see ▁Cos ette . ▁After ▁dis gu ising ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁boy , ▁she ▁manip ul ates ▁Mar ius ▁into ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁bar ric ades , ▁hoping ▁that ▁she ▁and ▁Mar ius ▁will ▁die ▁there ▁together . ▁W ant ing ▁to ▁die ▁before ▁Mar ius , ▁she ▁reaches ▁out ▁her ▁hand ▁to ▁stop ▁a ▁soldier ▁from ▁shooting ▁at ▁him ; ▁she ▁is ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁as ▁the ▁bullet ▁goes ▁through ▁her ▁hand ▁and ▁her ▁back . ▁As ▁she ▁is ▁dying , ▁she ▁conf esses ▁all ▁this ▁to ▁Mar ius , ▁and ▁gives ▁him ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Cos ette . ▁Her ▁final ▁request ▁to ▁Mar ius ▁is ▁that ▁once ▁she ▁has ▁passed , ▁he ▁will ▁kiss ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁fore head . ▁He