'No, child. That is not possible. I wish it were, but it is not.'
He debates with himself as to what is safe to explain, but can see no harm in being honest in this matter.
'If you were on your way to visit Monsieur Pontmercy, it means you are from a time a little in my future. That happens here frequently, that people arrive from different points in their lives. I-'
He hesitates, because he will have to lie a little, at this point.
'-have not yet met Marius officially. He is still in recovery with his grandfather, at the point I came here from.'
He cannot explain how he knows about the boy at all, let alone the incident with the barricade and the sewers. So, let her believe he remains in the months when Marius was not yet well enough to see her.
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'No, child. That is not possible. I wish it were, but it is not.'
He debates with himself as to what is safe to explain, but can see no harm in being honest in this matter.
'If you were on your way to visit Monsieur Pontmercy, it means you are from a time a little in my future. That happens here frequently, that people arrive from different points in their lives. I-'
He hesitates, because he will have to lie a little, at this point.
'-have not yet met Marius officially. He is still in recovery with his grandfather, at the point I came here from.'
He cannot explain how he knows about the boy at all, let alone the incident with the barricade and the sewers. So, let her believe he remains in the months when Marius was not yet well enough to see her.