It was less of one than threatening to blow up the barricade. Which -- yes, it bought us more time, but even so Marius...I suspect, may not have been thinking entirely clearly at the time.

But you, our brave poète -- you are no less the hero to me. You knew full well what you did and why you did it; I do not begrudge you in the slightest for not wishing to tell us. None of us will, I should wager. You are our brother.