Éponine squinted down at the letters, which was difficult from this angle, but laughed once she finally puzzled out the word in progress. "How do you like that! Are you leaving people instructions on what to do?"

In a lower, slightly rougher voice she added, "It's very nice, your handwriting." The quality of the penmanship, yes, but there was a paint-coated finger gliding over her skin and she appreciated that significantly more right now.