Even though there was a part of flattery to it, there was also a part of truth.
As homely as he was, he now seemed to her less so than at the beginning of their encounter. Perhaps it was that she was already accustomed to his features, perhaps his words had had such a je-sais-quoi to her...
"I still don't fear them." her free hand poses on the forearm of the arm that's holding hers. "I have two brave knights and a queen that would come to my rescue should anything happen to me."
Irma smiles back. And that's not counting Helène and the kids (who give some mean bites when they are angry).
"And I reaffirm myself in my sentence: You, Monsieur Grantaire, are no ogre."
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Even though there was a part of flattery to it, there was also a part of truth.
As homely as he was, he now seemed to her less so than at the beginning of their encounter. Perhaps it was that she was already accustomed to his features, perhaps his words had had such a je-sais-quoi to her...
"I still don't fear them." her free hand poses on the forearm of the arm that's holding hers. "I have two brave knights and a queen that would come to my rescue should anything happen to me."
Irma smiles back. And that's not counting Helène and the kids (who give some mean bites when they are angry).
"And I reaffirm myself in my sentence: You, Monsieur Grantaire, are no ogre."