A wince and A Look from Marius as that same curse left Ian's mouth again, followed by more polite refusal to comment on it even if he was getting extremely close to (respectfully) telling the boy to be more mindful of his word choices.
In any case, any traces of doubt disappeared when he glanced back at Eponine, for accusing her of being a murderer was far from his intentions. He did not want to denounce her of anything at all, in fact, so he readily accepted Ian's explanation without much thought to its underlying implications.
"It is fine, then," he said, decisively. "And if you want my share then you also may have it." He was well aware that they had this conversation before, of course, but clearly the circumstances might have recently changed for her.
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A wince and A Look from Marius as that same curse left Ian's mouth again, followed by more polite refusal to comment on it even if he was getting extremely close to (respectfully) telling the boy to be more mindful of his word choices.
In any case, any traces of doubt disappeared when he glanced back at Eponine, for accusing her of being a murderer was far from his intentions. He did not want to denounce her of anything at all, in fact, so he readily accepted Ian's explanation without much thought to its underlying implications.
"It is fine, then," he said, decisively. "And if you want my share then you also may have it." He was well aware that they had this conversation before, of course, but clearly the circumstances might have recently changed for her.