Ah! This man I recognize, [Javert barks crisply. At least this time, it is a man that has already witnessed the good Inspector in a rather degraded and humiliating condition.
Small comforts, in his predicament. Javert would prefer that he maintain his irreproachable and unimpeachable character to each and every member of the public he meets. The Inspector's foot dangles slightly to the left, and the bed wriggles. His voice sounds slightly strained, as if he were reaching for something.]
What the Devil do you mean, Drake? [he asks coldly, a note of melancholy in his tone. There is a mysterious clang of metal in the background.] Flattered as I am that you noticed my tardiness, it may shock you that I do in fact require roughly three hours' worth of rest each night. An hour or two extra here and there, though unforgivable for my profession, is hardly a shocking consequence.
[A beat. His voice grows frigid and hard as a realization occurs to him.]
--Unless you mean to say my absence was an extended one.
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Small comforts, in his predicament. Javert would prefer that he maintain his irreproachable and unimpeachable character to each and every member of the public he meets. The Inspector's foot dangles slightly to the left, and the bed wriggles. His voice sounds slightly strained, as if he were reaching for something.]
What the Devil do you mean, Drake? [he asks coldly, a note of melancholy in his tone. There is a mysterious clang of metal in the background.] Flattered as I am that you noticed my tardiness, it may shock you that I do in fact require roughly three hours' worth of rest each night. An hour or two extra here and there, though unforgivable for my profession, is hardly a shocking consequence.
[A beat. His voice grows frigid and hard as a realization occurs to him.]
--Unless you mean to say my absence was an extended one.