Javert responded to Armand's thanks with a simple nod and a slight smile. "It is safer to stay in groups at night anyway."

He glanced across the table at Trevelyan. "I did." At the man's questioning glance, he continued, "Trevelyan, this is Armand St. Just - I invited him to join our little expedition tonight." Then, to Armand, "M. St. Just, Alec Trevelyan, an - acquaintance of mine."