"Monsieur Scoresby." And the accent is a bit odd to Javert's ears, the more that he is considering it. "You are...American, perhaps? He has had occasion, a very few times in his life to meet those visitors from America and it does sound similar to this man and his hare, though there is something a bit more pronounced about it.

Strange, he muses, but gives the hare a small nod in return. If she is the type of being that the rest of them are, ridiculous as that sounds, then she must be treated with respect as well.


"And I'm Javert, and have been, yes. I am not accustomed to such close contact and had thought this talk of withdrawing a bit exaggerated." Things are clearly NOT like this where he is from.