▁that ▁Cos ette ' s ▁lo ver ▁is ▁fighting , ▁is ▁at ▁first ▁rel ieved , ▁but ▁an ▁hour ▁later , ▁he ▁puts ▁on ▁a ▁National ▁Guard ▁uniform , ▁arms ▁himself ▁with ▁a ▁gun ▁and ▁am mun ition , ▁and ▁leaves ▁his ▁home . ▁ ▁Volume ▁V : ▁Jean ▁Val je an ▁ ▁Val je an ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁bar rica de ▁and ▁immediately ▁saves ▁a ▁man ' s ▁life . ▁He ▁is ▁still ▁not ▁certain ▁if ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁protect ▁Mar ius ▁or ▁kill ▁him . ▁Mar ius ▁recogn izes ▁Val je an ▁at ▁first ▁sight . ▁En j ol ras ▁announ ces ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁almost ▁out ▁of ▁cart rid ges . ▁When ▁G av ro che ▁goes ▁outside ▁the ▁bar rica de ▁to ▁collect ▁more ▁am mun ition ▁from ▁the ▁dead ▁National ▁Gu ards men , ▁he ▁is ▁shot ▁dead . ▁ ▁Val je an ▁volunte ers ▁to ▁execute ▁Ja vert ▁himself , ▁and ▁En j ol ras ▁gr ants ▁permission . ▁Val je an ▁takes ▁Ja vert ▁out ▁of ▁sight , ▁and ▁then ▁sho ots ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁while ▁letting ▁him ▁go . ▁Mar ius ▁mistaken ly ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁Val je an ▁has ▁killed ▁Ja vert . ▁As ▁the ▁bar rica de ▁falls , ▁Val je an ▁car ries ▁off ▁the ▁injured ▁and ▁un cons cious ▁Mar ius . ▁All ▁the ▁other ▁students ▁are ▁killed . ▁Val je an ▁esc apes ▁through ▁the ▁se wers , ▁carrying ▁Mar ius ' s ▁body . ▁He ▁ev ades ▁a