▁My riel ' s ▁silver ware . ▁When ▁the ▁police ▁capture ▁Val je an , ▁My riel ▁pret ends ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁given ▁the ▁silver ware ▁to ▁Val je an ▁and ▁press es ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁two ▁silver ▁cand l est icks ▁as ▁well , ▁as ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁forgotten ▁to ▁take ▁them . ▁The ▁police ▁accept ▁his ▁explanation ▁and ▁leave . ▁My riel ▁tells ▁Val je an ▁that ▁his ▁life ▁has ▁been ▁sp ared ▁for ▁God , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁use ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁silver ▁cand l est icks ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁honest ▁man ▁of ▁himself . ▁ ▁Val je an ▁bro ods ▁over ▁My riel ' s ▁words . ▁When ▁opportunity ▁presents ▁itself , ▁purely ▁out ▁of ▁habit , ▁he ▁ste als ▁a ▁ 4 0 - s ous ▁coin ▁from ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁Pet it ▁Ger va is ▁and ▁ch ases ▁the ▁boy ▁away . ▁He ▁quickly ▁rep ents ▁and ▁searches ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁pan ic ▁for ▁Ger va is . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁his ▁the ft ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁authorities . ▁Val je an ▁h ides ▁as ▁they ▁search ▁for ▁him , ▁because ▁if ▁app reh ended ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁g alle ys ▁for ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁repeat ▁off ender . ▁ ▁Six ▁years ▁pass ▁and ▁Val je an , ▁using ▁the ▁alias ▁Monsieur ▁Made le ine , ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁wealth y ▁factory ▁owner ▁and ▁is ▁appointed ▁mayor ▁of ▁Mont re uil - sur - Mer .