s ▁and ▁Cos ette ' s ▁house ▁on ▁R ue ▁Pl um et , ▁and ▁Mar ius ▁watch es ▁the ▁house ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁days . ▁He ▁and ▁Cos ette ▁then ▁finally ▁meet ▁and ▁declare ▁their ▁love ▁for ▁one ▁another . ▁Th én ard ier , ▁Pat ron - Min ette ▁and ▁Bru jon ▁manage ▁to ▁escape ▁from ▁prison ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁G av ro che ▁( a ▁rare ▁case ▁of ▁G av ro che ▁helping ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁their ▁criminal ▁activities ). ▁One ▁night , ▁during ▁one ▁of ▁Mar ius ' s ▁vis its ▁with ▁Cos ette , ▁the ▁six ▁men ▁attempt ▁to ▁ra id ▁Val je an ' s ▁and ▁Cos ette ' s ▁house . ▁However , ▁É pon ine , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁sitting ▁by ▁the ▁gates ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁threat ens ▁to ▁sc ream ▁and ▁aw aken ▁the ▁whole ▁neighbourhood ▁if ▁the ▁th ieves ▁do ▁not ▁leave . ▁H ear ing ▁this , ▁they ▁rel uct antly ▁ret ire . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Cos ette ▁inform s ▁Mar ius ▁that ▁she ▁and ▁Val je an ▁will ▁be ▁leaving ▁for ▁England ▁in ▁a ▁week ' s ▁time , ▁which ▁greatly ▁troubles ▁the ▁pair . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Val je an ▁is ▁sitting ▁in ▁the ▁Champ ▁de ▁Mars . ▁He ▁is ▁feeling ▁trouble d ▁about ▁seeing ▁Th én ard ier ▁in ▁the ▁neighbourhood ▁several ▁times . ▁Une x pected ly , ▁a ▁note ▁lands ▁in ▁his ▁lap , ▁which ▁says ▁" Move ▁Out ." ▁He ▁sees ▁a