Enjolrashastilyquittedtheurchinandmurmuredafewwordsinaverylowtonetoalongshoremanfromthewinedockswhochancedtobeathand。Themanlefttheroom，andreturnedalmostimmediately，accompaniedbythreeothers。Thefourmen，fourporterswithbroadshoulders，wentandplacedthemselveswithoutdoinganythingtoattracthisattention，behindthetableonwhichthemanoftheRuedesBilletteswasleaningwithhiselbows。
Theywereevidentlyreadytohurlthemselvesuponhim。
ThenEnjolrasapproachedthemananddemandedofhim:——
\"Whoareyou？\"
Atthisabruptquery，themanstarted。HeplungedhisgazedeepintoEnjolras’cleareyesandappearedtograspthelatter’smeaning。