[Marius is so stunned by her bringing up the barricades that he stops dead on his tracks, staring at her with bulging eyes and half-open mouth. It is only when she introduces himself that he snaps back to his senses, and a furious blush spreads across his entire face when he realizes his impoliteness.]
Marius Pontmercy, mademoiselle. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
[Now that we've got that out of the way...]
Y-You know of the barricades of June? Truly? [He looks incredulous, but it is simply because he had never conceived of any person remembering it beyond those who have survived and the loved ones of those deceased. Unless she had been one of those, or from a time close to his...?]
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Marius Pontmercy, mademoiselle. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
[Now that we've got that out of the way...]
Y-You know of the barricades of June? Truly? [He looks incredulous, but it is simply because he had never conceived of any person remembering it beyond those who have survived and the loved ones of those deceased. Unless she had been one of those, or from a time close to his...?]