[He murmurs this almost to himself, then politely apologizes and returns the dark-grey dress to the shopkeeper. His eyes sweep through the rest of the clothing, repeating mentally to himself: less with the fur, more with the color. He had not realized how difficult it is to choose an appropriate dress.
And then a less heavy-looking fur-coat in a blue-white color caught his eye. It appears acceptable, he thinks, (although really, Marius's tastes on what is "acceptable" raises some questions and doubts of its own,) so he drapes it in his arms and spreads them wide to display to Eponine.]
no subject
[He murmurs this almost to himself, then politely apologizes and returns the dark-grey dress to the shopkeeper. His eyes sweep through the rest of the clothing, repeating mentally to himself: less with the fur, more with the color. He had not realized how difficult it is to choose an appropriate dress.
And then a less heavy-looking fur-coat in a blue-white color caught his eye. It appears acceptable, he thinks, (although really, Marius's tastes on what is "acceptable" raises some questions and doubts of its own,) so he drapes it in his arms and spreads them wide to display to Eponine.]
This one, perhaps?