Description
Enjolras meditated for a few moments, and made the gesture of a man who has taken a resolution. "Grantaire," he said gravely, "I consent to try you. You shall go to the Barriere du Maine."
Grantaire lived in furnished lodgings very near the Cafe Musain. He went out, and five minutes later he returned. He had gone home to put on a Robespierre waistcoat.
"Red," said he as he entered, and he looked intently at Enjolras. Then, with the palm of his energetic hand, he flattened the two scarlet points of the waistcoat across his breast. And stepping up to Enjolras, he whispered in his ear:— "Don't worry." He jammed his hat on resolutely and departed.
-Les Miserables
#LesMisClub is holding a Secret Santa, and this is my gift for ~England-France . I've wanted to draw this scene ever since I first read it, and discovering that R is her favorite character finally gave me a good excuse to do so.
I haven't recorded my progress in a while now, so I took the opportunity with this painting and made a timelapse video, which you can see here - youtu.be/5ODj_O8aKVI .
Rebloggable on Tumblr here - goo.gl/KunSO1