Ah, good! Another bite! Combeferre wonders if this is how mothers feel, with recalcitrant children who pick at their food.
He raises his eyebrows at Valjean's words. "On the contrary," he says, with heat. "I know you are her father, as truly as any man could be a father, and more so than most! Indeed, your selfless devotion to your child is an example to fathers everywhere. It's unmatched by any father I know, and your one failing, monsieur--if you will forgive such an impertinence--is to underrate yourself, and your own importance to Mme Pontmercy's life."
...has he gone too far, presumed too much? Perhaps, but he couldn't sit there and let this sad old man refer to himself as not Cosette's father. What a cruel, heartless lie!
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Date: 2015-11-14 11:20 pm (UTC)He raises his eyebrows at Valjean's words. "On the contrary," he says, with heat. "I know you are her father, as truly as any man could be a father, and more so than most! Indeed, your selfless devotion to your child is an example to fathers everywhere. It's unmatched by any father I know, and your one failing, monsieur--if you will forgive such an impertinence--is to underrate yourself, and your own importance to Mme Pontmercy's life."
...has he gone too far, presumed too much? Perhaps, but he couldn't sit there and let this sad old man refer to himself as not Cosette's father. What a cruel, heartless lie!