Claudius drinks more of his own glass of wine -- it's more to his taste than he expected. Subtly dry, not too sweet, though there's a floral aroma on top of it. He could commend Enjolras in his taste for picking a bottle at random. "Even more difficult, I suppose, for an active man. There's a lot of thinking you'll have to do before making any solid action." Dryly, Claudius says, "Though I've also tried acting without thinking, with varying results¹."

¹ Grantaire at the bar. Someone not like Galahad or Enjolras.