THENARDIER
Everyone here, you know your place
Brujon, Babet, Claquesous
You, Montparnasse, watch for the law
With Eponine take care
You turn on the tears
No mistakes, my dears.

MME. THENARDIER
These b_____ students on our street
Here they come slumming once again
Our Eponine would kiss their feet
She never had a scrap of brain.

MARIUS
Hey, Eponine, what's up today?
I haven't seen you much about.

EPONINE
'Ere, you can always catch me in.

MARIUS
Mind the police don't catch you out!

EPONINE
'Ere wotcher do with all them books?
I coulda been a student too!
Don't judge a girl on how she looks.
I know a lot of things, I do!

MARIUS
Poor Eponine, the things you know
You wouldn't find in books like these.

EPONINE
I like the way you grow your hair.

MARIUS
I like the way you always tease.

EPONINE
Little he knows!
Little he sees!

MME. THENARDIER
Here's the old boy. Stay on the job and watch out for the law.

EPONINE
Stay out of this.

MARIUS
But Eponine...

EPONINE
You'll be in trouble here
It's not your concern.
You'll be in the clear.

MARIUS
Who is that man?

EPONINE
Leave me alone!

MARIUS
Why is he here? Hey, Eponine!

I didn't see you there, forgive me.

THENARDIER
Please M'sieur, come this way
Here's a child that ain't eaten today.
Save a life, spare a sou
God rewards all the good that you do.
Wait a bit. Know that face.
Ain't the world a remarkable place?
Men like me don't forget
You're the b______ who borrowed Cosette!

VALJEAN
What is this? Are you mad?
No, Monsieur, you don't know what you do!

THENARDIER
You know me! You know me!
I'm a con, just like you.

EPONINE
It's the police! Disappear!
Run for it! It's Javert!

***JAVERT'S INTERVENTION***

JAVERT
Another brawl in the square!
Another stink in the air!
Is there a witness to this?
Well, let him speak to Javert!
M'sieur, the streets are not safe,
But let these vermin beware
We'll see that justice is done!

Look upon this fine collection
Crawled from underneath a stone
This swarm of worms and maggots,
Could have picked you to the bone!
I know this man over here
I know his name and his trade
And on your witness, M'sieur
We'll see him suitably paid.

But where's the gentleman gone?
And why on earth would he run?

THENARDIER
You will have a job to catch him.
He's the one you should arrest!
No more bourgeois when you scratch him
Than that brand upon his chest!

JAVERT
Could it be he's some old jailbird
That the tide now washes in?
Heard my name and started running
Had the brand upon his skin!
And the girl who stood beside him
When I turned they both had gone.
Could he be the man I've hunted?
Could it be he's Jean Valjean?

THENARDIER
In the absence of a victim
Dear Inspector, may I go?
And remember when you've nicked 'im
It was me that told you so!

JAVERT
Let the old man keep on running
I will run him off his feet!

Everyone about your business!

Clear this garbage
Off the street!

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