It had been positive ages since he'd been spoken to in this manner by anyone - his jurisdiction didn't usually cover the more affluent areas of Paris. In any case, it was precisely the reaction he had expected of someone of her supposed status - behave like nothing had changed. Some sort of coping mechanism, he was sure.

Javert gave her credit for owning a spine, if nothing else, though he still didn't see fit to respond to her comments with anything other than a brief, sardonic laugh.