He nods, not for Fauchelevent, who won't see it, but in confirmation with himself. Damn. Still-- it's too absurd. A father doesn't raise a child in love only to turn away. He asks again, before committing them both to a conversation that seems bound to pain a good man. "And you see this, for yourself? You speak with her, spend hours with her, share her house? She spoke of you with joy, too, Monsieur, and how dear you were to her plans."
...And if Bahorel is filling in what he learned from Cosette herself with what he learned from reading that book,this is the last chance for it to stay unsaid.
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Date: 2015-11-14 10:21 pm (UTC)From:Damn.
Still-- it's too absurd. A father doesn't raise a child in love only to turn away. He asks again, before committing them both to a conversation that seems bound to pain a good man.
"And you see this, for yourself? You speak with her, spend hours with her, share her house? She spoke of you with joy, too, Monsieur, and how dear you were to her plans."
...And if Bahorel is filling in what he learned from Cosette herself with what he learned from reading that book,this is the last chance for it to stay unsaid.