[It is, if nothing else, the simple truth of the matter. There was only so much influence that Enjolras had in the papers, and none of those had quite the power of poetry in the same way. He's returning Jehan's smile now, relieved that that did not turn out as badly as he'd thought it might to say.]

And I am honored you were there with us. Merely...I have been neglecting saying some of this for too long. It's what I spoke of earlier, being careless. I mean to make more effort now.