" Ha, no. But he absolutely insisted on taking the job, not that I argued much." He frowns slightly. "Our Eagle was rather strongly affected by news of the book; and not just in the way of artistic appreciation or political outrage." That had been...strange, seeing Bossuet so rattled by something so abstract.
"Part of it was, and you may laugh, an outraged sense of decency. You may laugh- but I must say he had a certain point. Be careful if you mean to read the whole thing, Combeferre. It's not just us on the page. Old Monsieur Fauchelevent's life is there in some detail, besides Marius; and Marius' fiancee, and I've met the young lady, and I do not think she'd appreciate being so exposed. I'm not one to brag of delicate sensibilities, but be careful-- know that you're peeking in windows before you go."
As an afterthought, he adds " The spy from the barricades, Javert, he's in there too. His story is not entirely correct, as far as I can tell; but then I don't know everything that might be missing, nor do I care to ask the man about it."
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Date: 2015-01-20 03:21 am (UTC)From:"Part of it was, and you may laugh, an outraged sense of decency. You may laugh- but I must say he had a certain point. Be careful if you mean to read the whole thing, Combeferre. It's not just us on the page. Old Monsieur Fauchelevent's life is there in some detail, besides Marius; and Marius' fiancee, and I've met the young lady, and I do not think she'd appreciate being so exposed. I'm not one to brag of delicate sensibilities, but be careful-- know that you're peeking in windows before you go."
As an afterthought, he adds " The spy from the barricades, Javert, he's in there too. His story is not entirely correct, as far as I can tell; but then I don't know everything that might be missing, nor do I care to ask the man about it."