"Oh. Well." Eponine shrugged. "It don't matter. Not if you think you'll be okay."
She took a step closer, trying at once to look menacing.
"But perhaps you will find my comrades around the corner. Perhaps I am the decoy or the look out to make you feel safe. You could take on such a woman as me, knock me down and that. But the men I am with? My man? No. You shan't outrun him. I should pay my price if I were you, so you don't have to meet him. It ain't much. A couple of coins and your life is safe till tomorrow."