We did, at that. A shame we had to do such, when you are among the people yourself. A perspective such as yours would have been valued.

[Feuilly brought them much, but even so, Eponine's perspective as a woman would have been different, and she was even a few tiers below him, so... Not that Enjolras wishes to discount Eponine as merely a representative of the lowest classes of course. It is simply what comes to mind as far as those things go. Because he cannot think of a better, more tactful way to say that, he keeps his mouth shut on the point.]

But no, I think you are right. The divide was too sharp for any of that. The new republic was meant to make us equal but we had hardly reached that point just yet. It's good to know things have changed here.