Even on her worse days, Éponine was rather obstinate about hanging on to (the remnants of) her pride, and shook her head.

"Oh, there's no need to worry about me. If there's anything I need, I'll find it." This did not mean she wouldn't help herself to one of the carpets, or whatever they were, at some point; it would just be when no one was looking. "You'd better be careful, though. It's awfully noisy out there in the dark."