"No, love, I don't," he answers with a small shake of his head. When he's working, he doesn't go out of his way to talk about what he used to do, but he thinks in this case, it's warranted. He's told Betty, but then, the situation had been a bit strange in that moment and he'd felt it had been necessary.
He has suspicions when it comes to Betty, after all. Telling her had been a calculated decision. He supposes it might be the same sort of decision now, because Eponine might see and hear things he won't have access to and it'd be good to have someone who trusts him and might be willing to help.
"I used to be a priest," he says. "Did I ever tell you? Not in the traditional sense, I suppose, I never had a church of my own or a congregation. Never was much of a preacher, but the Church still found use for me. Especially in situations like the one we seem to be in now."
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He has suspicions when it comes to Betty, after all. Telling her had been a calculated decision. He supposes it might be the same sort of decision now, because Eponine might see and hear things he won't have access to and it'd be good to have someone who trusts him and might be willing to help.
"I used to be a priest," he says. "Did I ever tell you? Not in the traditional sense, I suppose, I never had a church of my own or a congregation. Never was much of a preacher, but the Church still found use for me. Especially in situations like the one we seem to be in now."