..Marius doesn't seem to be about to comfort his own wife, and Joly can't
very well sit there while a visitor to his Infirmary is in distress alone.
He quietly collects a few tissues and hands them to Cosette, lightly
touching her shoulder with his free hand. "Whatever's passed--it's past--"
he almost calls her Madame, but that might be the wrong thing to say
right now "and you'll soon have your father awake and well again to ask
whatever you like. "
He looks to Marius for any guidance on what to say next--yes? no? -- and
receiving none, suggests " if there's anyone here either of you would like
to have with you, any friends you or your father have here, who you'd like
me to call, I can do that for you."
If he weren't the doctor in attendance, he'd feel horribly intrusive even
doing this much--but he is that , and they're here for help, so he feels no
compunction in offering anything he can of it.
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..Marius doesn't seem to be about to comfort his own wife, and Joly can't very well sit there while a visitor to his Infirmary is in distress alone.
He quietly collects a few tissues and hands them to Cosette, lightly touching her shoulder with his free hand. "Whatever's passed--it's past--" he almost calls her Madame, but that might be the wrong thing to say right now "and you'll soon have your father awake and well again to ask whatever you like. "
He looks to Marius for any guidance on what to say next--yes? no? -- and receiving none, suggests " if there's anyone here either of you would like to have with you, any friends you or your father have here, who you'd like me to call, I can do that for you."
If he weren't the doctor in attendance, he'd feel horribly intrusive even doing this much--but he is that , and they're here for help, so he feels no compunction in offering anything he can of it.