Because the table was free .None of the above choices .Because all the powder was used .Because all the cartridges had been made .
Why was a bayonet held against Javert 's breast ?
All the cartridges having been made , and all the powder used , this table was free . At Enjolras ' command , four insurgents unbound Javert from the post . While they were loosing him , a fifth held a bayonet against his breast .