by C.A.
"Are you absolutely sure about
this, Combeferre?" Joly asked nervously.
Combeferre, standing up, nodded. "Absolutely."
This being done, the two students walked back into the room at the Café Musain to join everybody else. Everyone was there. Even Marius decided show up, and that was really something.
Meanwhile....
Eponine hurried down the Place Saint Michel. Hiding behind the corner of a building, she furtively looked at the Café Musain. Yes, there he was! There was Marius! She could feel her heart begin to beat wildly. She loved him with her whole heart, her entire, more than her very life... Even though he's in love with that little slut, Cosette. Yes, Cosette. Of all the girls in the world...! Even if he had fallen in love with some other girl, it wouldn't be as bad as Cosette, she thought. She also thought a few other things that I won't put down.
Suddenly, something nearly plowed her over. Regaining her balance, Eponine saw that it was a little boy. "Hey, you..."she started to exclaim, but then she recognized the boy. "Well, of all things," she muttered to herself, "it's little brother."
Eponine suddenly started when she saw Gavroche run into the back room of the CafeéMusain. "I wonder what he thinks he's doing," she said, as she followed him, staying in the shadows. She quietly crept into the back room where everyone was meeting.
"Excuse me, may I have your attention, please?" said Combeferre That producing no effect, he banged on the table and shouted, "If you don't all shut up, right now, there will be no more wine served in this room for the rest of the month!!!!"
Silence.
"Combeferre, I believe you were the one who called this meeting," said Enjolras, who had been sitting silently by the fire up until then.
"Yes, I did, and..."
"Well, get on with it!" exclaimed Bahorel.
"I'm trying to!" shouted Combeferre. He helplessly looked at Enjolras, who gave a smug smile, then recommenced his speech.
"I, in pursuit of greater knowledge, have begun a science experiment."
"And....?"
"Will you just zip it and let me give my speech?!" Combeferre shouted back, his usual patience being slightly exasperated. It had not been a good day, and the last thing he needed was... He took a deep breath.
"Okay. As I was saying, I have a science experiment and.... Gavroche, don't touch that!!!"
All of a sudden, there was a deafening bang and a blinding flash of light. All was dark, and in the back room they felt like they were being tossed around like house in a tornado.
"Dorothy, it's a twister!!!" shouted Grantaire.
"Gavroche, you idiot!!!"
" "
"Where's the wine???"
"Just my luck..."
"I'll bet you 10 francs that I won't barf."
"%@#&!!!"
"Poland forever!"
"Will I ever see Cosette again...?"
"Is that little slut all that you think about?!?!?"
"Hey! I just got an idea for a poem!"
"I think that I'm going to be sick..."
"Man, this is FUN!!!"
"We're all going to diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Will you just shut up so I can finish my speech?!"
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