The last thing Javert wants is sympathy from Feuilly, so he meets that glance with a glare. His eyes pull back to the painting, and he's glad when Bahorel starts dragging furniture around because it forces him to look away.
He almost says that of course no one would put that in a book, but he's pretending not to listen to their nonsense. He doesn't understand it anyway; he doesn't care about art, or subversion, or counterculture, he just knows what the picture reminds him of.
'Water,' he says - does not call - and even though he's starving, he's not about to ask these people to get him food.
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Date: 2016-02-15 04:01 pm (UTC)From:He almost says that of course no one would put that in a book, but he's pretending not to listen to their nonsense. He doesn't understand it anyway; he doesn't care about art, or subversion, or counterculture, he just knows what the picture reminds him of.
'Water,' he says - does not call - and even though he's starving, he's not about to ask these people to get him food.