He will not touch the first of her comments. Yes, of course, he is ashamed of himself as the world has shown him he must be. He is quite in agreement with it.
To the second, he shakes his head and says, gently, 'he is not to be underestimated. He is a dangerous man; he has threatened Cosette before, he has found where we live, and I have no doubt he can find any proof he needs. He makes his living through crime. He is adept at doing what he needs to to find money, you are aware of this yourself.'
After all, she believed the lies he wrote her. Who else might? And Thenardier has the advantage of not having to tell any lies at all.
'He will not go to the police, at least not until a last resort. He is known to them and in any case, there is no profit in that for him. But he will use it to gain money if he can. I will not take the risk.'
He has no fear of Thenardier for what he can do to him, but he is certainly a danger to Cosette's reputation. And if he is a convenient way to bring this danger home to Fantine, in terms she might grasp fully, then so much the better.
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To the second, he shakes his head and says, gently, 'he is not to be underestimated. He is a dangerous man; he has threatened Cosette before, he has found where we live, and I have no doubt he can find any proof he needs. He makes his living through crime. He is adept at doing what he needs to to find money, you are aware of this yourself.'
After all, she believed the lies he wrote her. Who else might? And Thenardier has the advantage of not having to tell any lies at all.
'He will not go to the police, at least not until a last resort. He is known to them and in any case, there is no profit in that for him. But he will use it to gain money if he can. I will not take the risk.'
He has no fear of Thenardier for what he can do to him, but he is certainly a danger to Cosette's reputation. And if he is a convenient way to bring this danger home to Fantine, in terms she might grasp fully, then so much the better.