Feuilly nods at Enjolras's answer--it may make a difference, if Harry Percy is a man who can go home again and live, with new ideas, but who knows?--and finds himself grinning a little by the end. "Yes--we ended up talking a little too. About--mmh, about whether God made kings. I think he was trying to understand. Even if patience might not--come naturally."

Feuilly rubs his face, still amused by the meeting. "I liked him, I think. I wouldn't put him and Bahorel in a room alone together. Or maybe I would, if Joly or Combeferre were on hand to patch things up after. --He liked you." Which is one reason Feuilly made sure he found patience to talk with the man through some awkward moments. "I'm not sure that book-reading fan-painters are his usual company."