Javert laughed shortly. "A former inspector is hardly the right man to ask for information about 'ordinary life.' You're likely to get the idea that everyone in Paris is depraved and corrupt and that it's dangerous to even look at someone the wrong way."

He had the impression that his own life had been more varied than most, but to describe it...that was difficult. At the moment, he couldn't come up with anything more descriptive than 'interesting,' and he doubted that would satisfy Mark.

"In a way, I'd imagine life in my time isn't terribly different from anyone's now. People are people, no matter the year - I expect I'd need a more specific question." He smiled slightly. "You must realize it's rather difficult to describe what's normal for me."