"You," said Gavroche, "you ain't a woman."
"The letter is for Mademoiselle Cosette, is it not?"
"Cosette?" Gavroche grumbled; "yes, I think it is that absurd name."
"Well," Jean Valjean continued, "you have to deliver the letter to me; so give it here."
"In that case, you must be aware that I am sent from the barricade?"
"Of course," said Jean Valjean.
Gavroche thrust his hand into another of his pockets, and produced a square folded letter; then he gave the military salute.
"Respect for the despatch," he said; "it comes from the Provisional Government."
"Give it to me," said Jean Valjean.
Gavroche held the paper above his head.