[Marius and Cosette lead a wedding procession. ]

Chorus:
Ring out the bells
Upon this day of days
May all the angels
Of the Lord above
In jubilation
Sings their songs of praise
And crown this
Blessed time with
Peace and love.

[The procession becomes a dancing celebration. A waltz is played.]

Major Domo:
[Speaking] The Baron and Baroness de Thénard wish
to pay their respects to the bride and groom!

Thénardier:
I forget,
where we met
Was it not at the Chateau Lafarge,

Where the Duke
did that puke
Down the Duchess's de-coll-etage?

Marius:
No, "Baron,
de Thénard".
The circles I move in are humbler by far.

Go away,
Thénardier!
Do you think I don't know who you are?

Madame Thénardier:
He's not fooled.
Told you so.
Show Monsieur what you've come here to show

Tell the boy what you know!

[Applause from the dancers as the waltz finishes.]

Marius:
When I look at you I remember Éponine.
She was more than you deserved
Who gave her birth.
But now she is with God and happier, I hope,
Than here on earth!

[The waltz restarts.]

Thénardier:
So it goes!
Heaven knows
Life has dealt me some terrible blows!

Madame Thénardier:
You've got cash
And a heart
You could give us a bit of a start!

We can prove,
plain as ink
Your bride's father is not what you think.

Thénardier:
There's a tale
I could tell.

Madame Thénardier:
Information we're willing to sell...

Thénardier:
There's a man
that he slew!
I saw the corpse clear as I'm seeing you!

What I tell you is true!

Madame Thénardier:
Pity to disturb you at a feast like this
But 500 francs surely wouldn't come amiss.

Marius:
In God's name say what you have to say.

Thénardier:
But first you pay.

What I saw,
clear as light
Jean Valjean in the sewers that night.

Had this corpse
on his back
Hanging there like a bloody great sack

I was there,
never fear.
Even found me this fine souvenir!

[Thénardier shows Marius a ring.]

Marius:
I know this!
This was mine!
This is surely some heavenly sign!

Thénardier:
One thing more.
Mark this well.
It was the night that the barricades fell!

Marius:
Then it's true.
Then I'm right.
Jean Valjean was my saviour that night!

As for you,
take this, too!

[Marius punches Thénardier then throws money at him.]

God forgive us the things that we do!

Come, my love,
come Cosette,
This day's blessing are not over yet!

[Marius and Cosette leave.]