Itwashishabit，asthereaderwillremember，toalwayshavesomemoneyabouthim。Themournfullifeofexpedientstowhichhehadbeencondemnedimposedthisasalawuponhim。Onthisoccasion，however，hehadbeencaughtunprepared。WhendonninghisuniformofaNationalGuardsmanontheprecedingevening，hehadforgotten，dolefullyabsorbedashewas，totakehispocket—book。Hehadonlysomesmallchangeinhisfob。Heturnedouthispocket，allsoakedwithooze，andspreadoutonthebanquetteofthevaultonelouisd’or，twofive—francpieces，andfiveorsixlargesous。
Thenardierthrustouthislowerlipwithasignificanttwistoftheneck。
\"Youknockedhimovercheap，\"saidhe。
HesettofeelingthepocketsofJeanValjeanandMarius，withthegreatestfamiliarity。JeanValjean，whowaschieflyconcernedinkeepinghisbacktothelight，lethimhavehisway。
WhilehandlingMarius’coat，Thenardier，withtheskillofapickpocket，andwithoutbeingnoticedbyJeanValjean，toreoffastripwhichheconcealedunderhisblouse，probablythinkingthatthismorselofstuffmightserve，lateron，toidentifytheassassinatedmanandtheassassin。However，hefoundnomorethanthethirtyfrancs。