( He does, indeed, stop. It may not be entirely necessary, but it is not as if Javert is in any hurry. He is not on duty, not on an official capacity. There is no crime nor revolution taking place. It would be rude of him not to, besides. So he turns, and fixes the other man with a piercing gaze, appraising him from top to bottom before answering evenly, )
I should think that obvious.
( His words are curt, but there's no bite to them. Javert has no quarrel with this man, and he is not in an unnecessarily sour mood. He's just gruff by nature. )
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I should think that obvious.
( His words are curt, but there's no bite to them. Javert has no quarrel with this man, and he is not in an unnecessarily sour mood. He's just gruff by nature. )
What is it, then? What do you want?