"Oh, no, I am quite wonderful at the moment." Laertes' weight is a comforting, warm presence at his back, though he would dearly love to roll over and give him a quick kiss. "Anyhow. We had need of the marbleworkers and painters at the Barriere du Maine, and were keen to recruit them. Everyone else was busy at the time, I had intended to send Pontmercy; but he had disappeared. Grantaire offered to do it; he made a pretty speech about our ideals and such, even put on a Robespierre waistcoat, and assured me all would be well. He left to go try and recruit them; and after some time had passed, I thought of going down there myself to see how he was doing. I found him in a hearty debate regarding the rules of dominoes."