"I don't know what you're saying, you stupid boy! You 're mad! I 'm not putting dirt on my face. I had a bath last night and I'm staying clean. You're mad! I want my mama!"

Eponine's on the brink of howling. She is getting more and more scared of the boy . Perhaps he 's broken out of a mental place?

"I 'm sorry," she wails, trying to appease him.