[The crowd parts to reveal that the cart has crashed, trapping MONSIEUR FAUCHELEVANT. VALJEAN attempts to lift the cart but fails. He tries again. They manage to pull FAUCHELEVANT clear.]

[JAVERT]
Can this be true?
I don't believe what I see
A man your age
To be as strong as you are
A memory stirs...
You make me think of a man
From years ago
A man who broke his parole
He disappeared
Forgive me, sir
I would not dare...

[VALJEAN]
Say what you must
Don't leave it there...

[JAVERT]
I have only known one other
Who can do what you have done
He's a convict from the chain gang
He's been ten years on the run
But he couldn't run forever
We have found his hideaway
And he's just been rе-arrested
And he comеs to court today
Well, of course he now denies it
You'd expect that of a con
But he couldn't run forever
No, not even Jean Valjean