Cosette, it's turned so cold
Cosette, it's past your bedtime
You've played the day away
And soon it will be night
Come to me, Cosette, the light is fading
Don't you see, the evening star appearing?
Come to me, and rest against my shoulder
How fast the minutes fly away
And every minute colder
Hurry near, another day is dying
Don't you hear, the winter wind is crying?
There's a darkness which comes without a warning
But I will sing you lullabies and wake you in the morning

Oh, Fantine, our time is running out
But Fantine, I swear this on my life
Look, Monsieur, where all the children play
Be at peace, be at peace evermore
My Cosette
Will live in my protection
Take her now
Your child will want for nothing
Good Monsieur, you come from God in Heaven
And none will ever harm Cosette as long as I am living
Take my hand, the night grows ever colder
Then I will keep you warm
Take my child, I give her to your keeping
Take shelter from the storm
For God's sake, please stay 'till I am sleeping
And tell Cosette I love her
And I'll see her when I wake


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    In the novel Fantine has been in the hospital for at least 6 weeks but it's not really specified how long. She is waiting every day for Cosette to come. Valjean keeps promising Fantine that Cosette's coming but every time Valjean sends someone to fetch Cosette the Thenardiers refuse to give her up. Valjean has decided to go get Cosette himself but was sidetracked by the Champmatheiu ordeal.

    Valjean visits Fantine every afternoon, but has been gone two or three days. Fantine and the nurses are convinced he's going to get Cosette. Then suddenly Fantine hears children's voices outside her window. The nurse tells Fantine it is Cosette she hears but that the doctor won't allow Fantine to see Cosette until Fantine gets stronger. The nurse says this because she believe Valjean will be back soon with Cosette.

    Valjean appears and the nurse is upset that he didn't get Cosette. Valjean goes to Fantine to check on her but suddenly Javert comes into Fantine's hospital room and spills the beans that Valjean is not the mayor, he is a convict, and that Cosette is not there and Valjean will be going to jail and not be going to get Cosette. The shock of this news causes Fantine to die.

    So while the song has Fantine "imagining" she is seeing or hearing Cosette in the novel Fantine really believed she was hearing Cosette right outside her window.

    Here's the section of the novel where Fantine dies.

    classicreader.com/book/268/69/

    rodhandleron May 17, 2013   Link

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