▁a ▁rob ber . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Luxemb ourg ▁Garden , ▁Mar ius ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁the ▁now ▁grown ▁and ▁beautiful ▁Cos ette . ▁The ▁Th én ard iers ▁have ▁also ▁moved ▁to ▁Paris ▁and ▁now ▁live ▁in ▁pover ty ▁after ▁losing ▁their ▁inn . ▁They ▁live ▁under ▁the ▁surname ▁" J ond ret te " ▁at ▁Gor be au ▁House ▁( co inc ident ally , ▁the ▁same ▁building ▁Val je an ▁and ▁Cos ette ▁briefly ▁lived ▁in ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁Th én ard iers ' ▁inn ). ▁Mar ius ▁lives ▁there ▁as ▁well , ▁next ▁door ▁to ▁the ▁Th én ard iers . ▁ ▁É pon ine , ▁now ▁ra gg ed ▁and ▁e ma ci ated , ▁vis its ▁Mar ius ▁at ▁his ▁a partment ▁to ▁beg ▁for ▁money . ▁To ▁impress ▁him , ▁she ▁tries ▁to ▁prove ▁her ▁liter acy ▁by ▁reading ▁al oud ▁from ▁a ▁book ▁and ▁by ▁writing ▁" The ▁C ops ▁Are ▁Here " ▁on ▁a ▁sheet ▁of ▁paper . ▁Mar ius ▁p ities ▁her ▁and ▁gives ▁her ▁some ▁money . ▁After ▁É pon ine ▁leaves , ▁Mar ius ▁obser ves ▁the ▁" J ond rett es " ▁in ▁their ▁a partment ▁through ▁a ▁crack ▁in ▁the ▁wall . ▁É pon ine ▁comes ▁in ▁and ▁announ ces ▁that ▁a ▁phil anth rop ist ▁and ▁his ▁daughter ▁are ▁arriv ing ▁to ▁visit ▁them . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁look ▁poor er , ▁Th én ard ier ▁puts ▁out ▁the ▁fire ▁and ▁breaks ▁a ▁chair . ▁He ▁also