▁ful fill s ▁her ▁request ▁not ▁because ▁of ▁rom antic ▁feelings ▁on ▁his ▁part , ▁but ▁out ▁of ▁pity ▁for ▁her ▁hard ▁life . ▁ ▁Monsieur ▁Th én ard ier ▁and ▁Madame ▁Th én ard ier ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁J ond rett es , ▁M . ▁Fab ant ou , ▁M . ▁Th én ard . ▁Some ▁transl ations ▁identify ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁Then ardi ess ) ▁– ▁Hus band ▁and ▁wife , ▁parents ▁of ▁five ▁children : ▁two ▁daughters , ▁É pon ine ▁and ▁Az el ma , ▁and ▁three ▁sons , ▁G av ro che ▁and ▁two ▁un named ▁younger ▁sons . ▁As ▁inn keep ers , ▁they ▁ab use ▁Cos ette ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁ext ort ▁payment ▁from ▁Fant ine ▁for ▁her ▁support , ▁until ▁Val je an ▁takes ▁Cos ette ▁away . ▁They ▁become ▁bank rupt ▁and ▁re loc ate ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁J ond ret te ▁to ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁Paris ▁called ▁the ▁Gor be au ▁house , ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁room ▁next ▁to ▁Mar ius . ▁The ▁husband ▁associ ates ▁with ▁a ▁criminal ▁group ▁called ▁" the ▁Pat ron - Min ette ", ▁and ▁consp ires ▁to ▁rob ▁Val je an ▁until ▁he ▁is ▁th wart ed ▁by ▁Mar ius . ▁Ja vert ▁arr ests ▁the ▁couple . ▁The ▁wife ▁dies ▁in ▁prison . ▁Her ▁husband ▁attempts ▁to ▁black mail ▁Mar ius ▁with ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Val je an ' s ▁past , ▁but ▁Mar ius ▁pays ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁he