Enjolras returns Combeferre's look. They both know perfectly well what's going unsaid.
It's not an option under serious consideration right now. Later... who knows?
"He's worth speaking with in any case. But yes, I will."
"So far as I can tell, Fauchelevent trusts the spy to not pose any danger to him personally -- they have some history together -- and to have some redeeming traits. I don't know how much they're in each other's confidence on any subject. And I've seen no reason to think anyone else can take any assurance from that. Still, I'll ask. He may know something, or learn it later. And he lives still, and can act as we can't."
That doesn't mean he'll be willing to act. Enjolras makes no assumptions on that score. Even the ones he would prefer to make; Valjean is not of their politics, he came to the barricade for his daughter's sake, he's willing to socialize with the spy for his own reasons. Enjolras trusts his discretion and his good heart, but they can't afford to assume that will translate into action, rather than merely silence.
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It's not an option under serious consideration right now. Later... who knows?
"He's worth speaking with in any case. But yes, I will."
"So far as I can tell, Fauchelevent trusts the spy to not pose any danger to him personally -- they have some history together -- and to have some redeeming traits. I don't know how much they're in each other's confidence on any subject. And I've seen no reason to think anyone else can take any assurance from that. Still, I'll ask. He may know something, or learn it later. And he lives still, and can act as we can't."
That doesn't mean he'll be willing to act. Enjolras makes no assumptions on that score. Even the ones he would prefer to make; Valjean is not of their politics, he came to the barricade for his daughter's sake, he's willing to socialize with the spy for his own reasons. Enjolras trusts his discretion and his good heart, but they can't afford to assume that will translate into action, rather than merely silence.