I am an old soldier, [states Javert sententiously.] It is not in my nature to buck the command. Men in authority are, in fact, in authority with good reason. For the most part.
[Not that Inspector Javert holds a boring nine to five job in the least. His schedule is unpredictable at best, and when he is on a particularly thrilling hunt after a criminal, he will voluntarily stay on the job until dawn to ensure an arrest.]
Ah! Then that spares me the indignity of explaining this farce. You do have some respect after all!
Now, I do appreciate your word for both matters, but you must excuse me, [he says through his teeth, clearly distracted. The clinking and rattling sound again returns.] There is a bedpost I must splinter.
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[Not that Inspector Javert holds a boring nine to five job in the least. His schedule is unpredictable at best, and when he is on a particularly thrilling hunt after a criminal, he will voluntarily stay on the job until dawn to ensure an arrest.]
Ah! Then that spares me the indignity of explaining this farce. You do have some respect after all!
Now, I do appreciate your word for both matters, but you must excuse me, [he says through his teeth, clearly distracted. The clinking and rattling sound again returns.] There is a bedpost I must splinter.