to the sound of trumpets

It wasn't only quixotism that led him to walk through the doors of Enjolras, Combeferre et Courfeyrac instead of any other law firm in the country; he'd done some research of his own, and they're good. That they're not as profitable as they could be is a matter of principle, not ability. In anyone else, Grantaire would scoff at that excuse, but he knows them, and he's not surprised – or at least, he's only surprised they take on any paying clients, rather than operating purely as a non-profit.