( He answers flatly, but he doesn't sound particularly convinced. It would seem logical that Steve died when Soldat did, but that means little. )
You have not seen his body. You don't know that for certain.
( Did he not think the same thing when he had learned of Valjean's death? It had been written about in the paper, and attested to by multiple witnesses. Everyone had believed he had died, and yet he did not, and he eluded Javert's capture for months because of it. Perhaps Steve had as well. If he were a normal man, he would have died before he hit the water from his wounds alone. )
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( He answers flatly, but he doesn't sound particularly convinced. It would seem logical that Steve died when Soldat did, but that means little. )
You have not seen his body. You don't know that for certain.
( Did he not think the same thing when he had learned of Valjean's death? It had been written about in the paper, and attested to by multiple witnesses. Everyone had believed he had died, and yet he did not, and he eluded Javert's capture for months because of it. Perhaps Steve had as well. If he were a normal man, he would have died before he hit the water from his wounds alone. )