"No," says Combeferre. But does this place follow any sort of rules? Such as the laws of nature? If not, then Bossuet and Courfeyrac could have gone through the same door and ended up somewhere completely different. Combeferre will not mention this to Joly just yet.

If Joly wants idle talk, Combeferre will provide. "I hear you had a conversation with the spy," he says.

By Combeferre's standards, this is light gossip.