"Yes." But then she looked up at him and smiled faintly. "But after a police captain called Javert took me in charge? Who but M'sieu Madeleine should appear?"
It actually brought tears to her eyes as she told the story. "Like an angel, he appeared. He heard the story of Bamatabois, of Javert, and then the good M'sieu le Maire spoke two words, mon amour. Free her." Fantine wiped her eyes, smiling now, almost bashfully. "The mayor, long vilified by poor Fantine, saved her freedom, and probably her virtue."