Well. He hadn't expected that. Perhaps he ought to have, but this is a different situation, and the girl appears to have found some place for herself...
And why should anything in life change so very much?
Watching her steadily, he allows the silence to sit for several moments, then smirks. "You surprise me, Lady 'Ponine. But do tell, what is it that you would like of me? I have this jacket; newly acquired, and I might be convinced to part with it. The remainder of this wine I claim is my own--there, I will not yield--and I will keep hold of enough money to purchase one more bottle; the rest is yours." He pulls out the remaining cash, reserves what seems an apt amount, and tosses the rest to the girl.
"Or is it something else that you require? A song, perhaps? A poem in your honor? I would advise you not to request a favor, for I am notoriously unreliable. And ineffective. Do you require someone to talk at you? Or... Ah. Perhaps you require someone at whom you may talk, someone to whom you can pour out your feelings. Someone who will assure you that yes, yes, dear Marius held you to his heart, and no doubt waits for you still."
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And why should anything in life change so very much?
Watching her steadily, he allows the silence to sit for several moments, then smirks. "You surprise me, Lady 'Ponine. But do tell, what is it that you would like of me? I have this jacket; newly acquired, and I might be convinced to part with it. The remainder of this wine I claim is my own--there, I will not yield--and I will keep hold of enough money to purchase one more bottle; the rest is yours." He pulls out the remaining cash, reserves what seems an apt amount, and tosses the rest to the girl.
"Or is it something else that you require? A song, perhaps? A poem in your honor? I would advise you not to request a favor, for I am notoriously unreliable. And ineffective. Do you require someone to talk at you? Or... Ah. Perhaps you require someone at whom you may talk, someone to whom you can pour out your feelings. Someone who will assure you that yes, yes, dear Marius held you to his heart, and no doubt waits for you still."