Combeferre raised an eyebrow slightly as Courfeyrac rushed out. He turned back to Penny.
"We have formed a society. The Friends of the ABC. It is a reference to education - which we believe can be improved. I think it has, by your time. But we are involved in a range of issues because poverty is endemic in our time - disease and malnutrition too, by consequence. We aim to draw attention to these causes, to change things. Which necessarily means political action, too."
He glanced at Enjolras. He had a feeling the barricade would be too much to tell her right now.