"That one's a book of facts, a-and information, on stars and the sky and such. It's not really interesting unless you already like that sort of thing."

He moves to walk back into the library, and gestures for her to follow. "I've got a section that's pretty much dedicated to those sorts of storybooks, actually. And they're nice and easy, so you can use them as practice to get used to reading."

The shelf he leads her to is smaller, the books more colourful and interesting than the astronomy book Eponine's 'stolen', and he picks up one titled Cinderella and other Fairy Tales.

(Not particularly imaginative, he critiques himself, but passable, surely.)

"Here, this has lots of stories about girls who find their Prince Charming and their happy endings."