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You can certainly talk before me.

So you think me very silly.

What you say is astonishing! business, placing money in a bank a great matter truly. Men make mysteries out of nothing.

I am very pretty this morning. Look at me, Marius."

And with an adorable shrug of the shoulders, and an indescribably exquisite pout, she glanced at Marius.

"I love you!" said Marius.

"I adore you!" said Cosette.

And they fell irresistibly into each other''s arms.

"Now," said Cosette, adjusting a fold of her dressing-gown, with a triumphant little grimace, "I shall stay."

"No, not that," said Marius, in a supplicating tone.

"We have to finish something."

"Still no?"

Marius assumed a grave tone:

"I assure you, Cosette, that it is impossible."

"Ah! you put on your man''s voice, sir.

That is well, I go. You, father, have not upheld me.

Monsieur my father, monsieur my husband, you are tyrants.

I shall go and tell grandpapa. If you think that I am going to return and talk platitudes to you, you are mistaken.

I am proud.

I shall wait for you now. You shall see, that it is you who are going to be bored without me. I am going, it is well."◎思◎兔◎在◎線◎閱◎讀◎

And she left the room.

Two seconds later, the door opened once more, her fresh and rosy head was again thrust between the two leaves, and she cried to them: