"Oh I did not mean to speak of you." Joly found himself quickly correcting that with a smile. "Merely that I have friends, even a few in particular, who do not take things quite so seriously as they ought, when they've already been granted the right to such an education by virtue of unfair advantages. I will not say that I have not been lucky by the same advantage, of course."
After all, Joly must consent, for the sake of fairness, to own what is his to own, even if it is unpleasant, even as he wishes that things might be changed that everyone might have such opportunity.
"It was the aim of our society, in part," Their public one, at least. "I am certain Enjolras has likely told you more of many of our other purposes as well." That seems a good enough way of steering around announcing that he may be trouble. "That all who are qualified may be able to access the education that they need. Why should it not be a woman as well as a man? And? As well? It is not as though women never require doctoring themselves, who may be more comforted by the presence of another woman rather than a man."
Ideas cultivated, perhaps, by long conversations on the subject, with Combeferre, but that does not mean he does not agree, merely that his fellow medical student had helped him to sort his thoughts into the proper words. "I'll say though, that we were not quite a society who held views in vogue with the rest of society, though we'd hoped to try."
"Heroics though?" And he's leaning forward a bit, with interest. While he is not quite a Romantic, he does favor this type of tale when the mood strikes. "Well, you must tell me more."
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After all, Joly must consent, for the sake of fairness, to own what is his to own, even if it is unpleasant, even as he wishes that things might be changed that everyone might have such opportunity.
"It was the aim of our society, in part," Their public one, at least. "I am certain Enjolras has likely told you more of many of our other purposes as well." That seems a good enough way of steering around announcing that he may be trouble. "That all who are qualified may be able to access the education that they need. Why should it not be a woman as well as a man? And? As well? It is not as though women never require doctoring themselves, who may be more comforted by the presence of another woman rather than a man."
Ideas cultivated, perhaps, by long conversations on the subject, with Combeferre, but that does not mean he does not agree, merely that his fellow medical student had helped him to sort his thoughts into the proper words. "I'll say though, that we were not quite a society who held views in vogue with the rest of society, though we'd hoped to try."
"Heroics though?" And he's leaning forward a bit, with interest. While he is not quite a Romantic, he does favor this type of tale when the mood strikes. "Well, you must tell me more."