Граф Монте-Кристо

At the Office of the King’s Attorney.

           Ifmybrowbesevere,itisbecausemanymisfortuneshavecloudedit;ifmyheartbepetrified,itisthatitmightsustaintheblowsithasreceived.Iwasnotsoinmyyouth,Iwasnotsoonthenightofthebetrothal,whenwewereallseatedaroundatableintheRueduCoursatMarseilles.Butsincetheneverythinghaschangedinandaboutme;Iamaccustomedtobravedifficulties,and,intheconflicttocrushthosewho,bytheirownfreewill,orbychance,voluntarilyorinvoluntarily,interferewithmeinmycareer.Itisgenerallythecasethatwhatwemostardentlydesireisasardentlywithheldfromusbythosewhowishtoobtainit,orfromwhomweattempttosnatchit.Thus,thegreaternumberofaman’serrorscomebeforehimdisguisedunderthespeciousformofnecessity;then,aftererrorhasbeencommittedinamomentofexcitement,ofdelirium,oroffear,weseethatwemighthaveavoidedandescapedit.Themeanswemighthaveused,whichweinourblindnesscouldnotsee,thenseemsimpleandeasy,andwesay,‘WhydidInotdothis,insteadofthat?’Women,onthecontrary,arerarelytormentedwithremorse;forthedecisiondoesnotcomefromyouyourmisfortunesaregenerallyimposeduponyou,andyourfaultstheresultsofothers’crimes."

           "Inanycase,sir,youwillallow,"repliedMadameDanglars,"that,evenifthefaultwerealonemine,Ilastnightreceivedaseverepunishmentforit.

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