Marius almost choked on his exclamation. "What?"

His muscles tensed, and he gawked at the hand on his thigh. He thought he understood what she was implying—and then he inwardly chastised himself, because what if he was mistaken? No, surely he must be misinterpreting her words, for why else would Eponine imply such a thing, when she knew he was already married?

Although, that still did not convince the redness of his skin to fade, and it appeared that she had shocked him into immobility.