"Yes, it certainly will," Marius says quickly. He didn't mean to sour the lovely evening with such thoughts, and he feels badly about it now. "I have never left France! I look forward very much to seeing somewhere new."
He has become used to pushing thoughts of his grandfather away ever since the wedding. No, before that-- ever since he agreed to let them wed, since he took such care not to speak ill of Napoleon or Robespierre, since he began acting so continually hearty and kind, and left Marius with nothing at all to object to. Nothing except memories of their great falling-out, of his childhood certainty that the old man despised him. But it seems absurd, even childish, to continue to carry anger (or sadness, though he'd never admit to that) from things so long ago. So push it aside-- it's easy to do. His grandfather thinks the world of him and Cosette, he wants only the best for them.
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Date: 2017-01-16 06:48 am (UTC)He has become used to pushing thoughts of his grandfather away ever since the wedding. No, before that-- ever since he agreed to let them wed, since he took such care not to speak ill of Napoleon or Robespierre, since he began acting so continually hearty and kind, and left Marius with nothing at all to object to. Nothing except memories of their great falling-out, of his childhood certainty that the old man despised him. But it seems absurd, even childish, to continue to carry anger (or sadness, though he'd never admit to that) from things so long ago. So push it aside-- it's easy to do. His grandfather thinks the world of him and Cosette, he wants only the best for them.