▁orders ▁Az el ma ▁to ▁p unch ▁out ▁a ▁window ▁p ane , ▁which ▁she ▁does , ▁resulting ▁in ▁cutting ▁her ▁hand ▁( as ▁Th én ard ier ▁had ▁hoped ). ▁ ▁The ▁phil anth rop ist ▁and ▁his ▁daughter ▁enter — act ually ▁Val je an ▁and ▁Cos ette . ▁Mar ius ▁immediately ▁recogn izes ▁Cos ette . ▁After ▁seeing ▁them , ▁Val je an ▁promises ▁them ▁he ▁will ▁return ▁with ▁rent ▁money ▁for ▁them . ▁After ▁he ▁and ▁Cos ette ▁leave , ▁Mar ius ▁asks ▁É pon ine ▁to ▁retrieve ▁her ▁address ▁for ▁him . ▁É pon ine , ▁who ▁is ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Mar ius ▁herself , ▁rel uct antly ▁agre es ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁The ▁Th én ard iers ▁have ▁also ▁recognized ▁Val je an ▁and ▁Cos ette , ▁and ▁v ow ▁their ▁reven ge . ▁Th én ard ier ▁en lists ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁the ▁Pat ron - Min ette , ▁a ▁well - known ▁and ▁fe ared ▁gang ▁of ▁murder ers ▁and ▁ro bb ers . ▁ ▁Mar ius ▁over he ars ▁Th én ard ier ' s ▁plan ▁and ▁goes ▁to ▁Ja vert ▁to ▁report ▁the ▁crime . ▁Ja vert ▁gives ▁Mar ius ▁two ▁p ist ols ▁and ▁instruct s ▁him ▁to ▁fire ▁one ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁if ▁things ▁get ▁dangerous . ▁Mar ius ▁returns ▁home ▁and ▁wa its ▁for ▁Ja vert ▁and ▁the ▁police ▁to ▁arrive . ▁Th én ard ier ▁sends ▁É pon ine ▁and ▁Az el ma ▁outside ▁to ▁look ▁out ▁for