Courfeyrac just looks confused at this, and shakes his head.

'Whyever not? Yes, very well, it is not your usual behaviour. But this is not a usual place, and you are troubled and I am your friend. What better conditions could you want for speaking? You have all my ears.'

Even more so now he's switched Beyonce off.

'But it is your choice, of course; I will not press if you do not wish to speak. But you would be doing me a great favour; mistakes are by far the most interesting of conversations, and have the added benefit of making you feel better for unburdening yourself.'