Even more than Cosette's potential refusal to listen, what Valjean thinks, and does not say, is that even if this were true...he does not think he will be there to help in any case. It is a sensation that has stayed with him since the night of Cosette's wedding: that there are no battles left, and he has no energy for them in any case. He knows he has nothing but his visits with Cosette, and even those - - well. He has made sure he is no longer a father, and if she finds she can manage well enough without them, then he will have completed his removal from her life.
'There is an aunt,' he says, mostly to himself but also to the floor.
'She may side with the Baroness - well, she is a woman, of course she must. And Madame Pontmercy is no weak girl, and then, the Baron is very careful and cherishes her. Toussaint is with her, and no doubt she will have a staff very soon, as rich young couples should.'
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Date: 2015-11-20 08:38 pm (UTC)'There is an aunt,' he says, mostly to himself but also to the floor.
'She may side with the Baroness - well, she is a woman, of course she must. And Madame Pontmercy is no weak girl, and then, the Baron is very careful and cherishes her. Toussaint is with her, and no doubt she will have a staff very soon, as rich young couples should.'
He raises his head, and speaks more clearly.
'All is well, monsieur.'