Javert`s Intervention

<br>[Javert and constables break up the fight.<br>Valjean picks himself up and looks for Cosette, who is with Marius.] <br><br>Javert<br>Another brawl in the square<br>Another stink in the air!<br>Was there a witness to this?<br>Well, let him speak to Javert!<br>M`sieur, the streets are not safe,<br>But let these vermin beware<br>We`ll see that justice is done! <br><br>Look upon this fine collection<br>Crawled from underneath a stone<br>This swarm of worms and maggots<br>Could have picked you to the bone!<br>I know this man over here<br>I know his name and his trade<br>And on your witness, M`sieur,<br>We`ll see him suitably paid. <br><br>[Valjean and Cosette have disappeared.] <br><br>But where`s the gentleman gone?<br>And why on earth did he run? <br><br>Thenardier<br>You will have a job to catch him<br>He`s the one you should arrest<br>No more bourgeois when you scratch him<br>Than that brand upon his chest! <br><br>[The constables search for Valjean.] <br><br>Javert<br>Could it be he`s some old jailbird<br>That the tide now washes in<br>Heard my name and started running<br>Had the brand upon his skin<br>And the girl who stood beside him<br>When I turned they both had gone<br>Could he be the man I`ve hunted?<br>Could it be he`s Jean Valjean? <br><br>Thenardier<br>In the absence of a victim,<br>Dear Inspector, may I go?<br>And remember when you`ve nicked him,<br>It was me who told you so! <br><br>Javert<br>Let the old man keep on running<br>I will run him off his feet! <br><br>Everyone about your business<br>Clear this garbage off the street!