So it is true, then? I did not believe it.

( There seems to be very little that Javert understands. It didn't used to be so difficult, and his mind is still whirling even now from everything that he has learned, in the hours leading up to his death and here. Her next question seems odd to him, and he cannot suppress a frown, )

I've not had much of an appetite, mademoiselle. I don't think I could stomach much.