[It was bad enough Cosette had been taken away by a rich man. Cosette left, and that meant the Thénardiers no longer had her to take the brunt of their wrath. That particular honor fell to her.

What was more, neither of her siblings remembered Montfermiel. She had no one to speak to about it, save for her parents. Her father had told her a great many things about what had happened the night the man in the yellow coat took Cosette away. One of which was that he had been responsible for getting them shut down, that he must have bribed the police with the money he'd hidden. Money her father could never find.]

He as good as did! There were children there- then out on the streets. I wanted to bring my cat, she was my baby as Azelma and I would play. [But she hadn't been able to bring her. Robb didn't even need to ask what happened.]

I believe he was ten. Cosette, the Lark, she is my age. And she will grow old.