His decision is made and announced, and the rest is in Grantaire's hands; he has turned back to Combeferre and Courfeyrac. Combeferre touches his arm lightly, and they trade a look: resigned on Combeferre's part, still exasperated on Enjolras's.
"Well!" says Courfeyrac in a lowered voice, with a glance at the door and a hasty glance away, "we shall see if that was well chosen or ill, but it cannot be too bad; at the worst, he will fail to persuade them, and the next person will have a slightly harder job of it. Easily enough managed. Although I had meant to tell you, Enjolras, you ought not to hope for much from Marius; he has been ridiculous even by his standards recently, and I have barely seen him. I suspect him of being in love, but I asked him and he gave me a calf-eyed look and wandered out of the room. I cannot say whether that means yes or no, but if he is in love it's certainly not with republicanism, so you will have no interest."
"Indeed," returns Enjolras drily. "That established, may we return to the matter of Picpus?"
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His decision is made and announced, and the rest is in Grantaire's hands; he has turned back to Combeferre and Courfeyrac. Combeferre touches his arm lightly, and they trade a look: resigned on Combeferre's part, still exasperated on Enjolras's.
"Well!" says Courfeyrac in a lowered voice, with a glance at the door and a hasty glance away, "we shall see if that was well chosen or ill, but it cannot be too bad; at the worst, he will fail to persuade them, and the next person will have a slightly harder job of it. Easily enough managed. Although I had meant to tell you, Enjolras, you ought not to hope for much from Marius; he has been ridiculous even by his standards recently, and I have barely seen him. I suspect him of being in love, but I asked him and he gave me a calf-eyed look and wandered out of the room. I cannot say whether that means yes or no, but if he is in love it's certainly not with republicanism, so you will have no interest."
"Indeed," returns Enjolras drily. "That established, may we return to the matter of Picpus?"