Perhaps not in age, but you certainly act as if you were one.
( Javert's idea of youth is a bit skewed, though, obviously, given his age and the fact that he's always set higher expectations for himself. Since he was a boy, he had to act older than he was. He didn't have a childhood, he doesn't know what it's like. )
I was a police officer before this. It was my duty.
( His title may not mean anything to her. It may not mean anything here, but it's all he's got left so he's clinging to it. )
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( Javert's idea of youth is a bit skewed, though, obviously, given his age and the fact that he's always set higher expectations for himself. Since he was a boy, he had to act older than he was. He didn't have a childhood, he doesn't know what it's like. )
I was a police officer before this. It was my duty.
( His title may not mean anything to her. It may not mean anything here, but it's all he's got left so he's clinging to it. )