Граф Монте-Кристо

Ideology.

           "Count,"heinquired,"haveyouanyrelations?"

           "No,sir,Iamaloneintheworld."

           "Somuchtheworse."

           "Why?"askedMonteCristo.

           "Becausethenyoumightwitnessaspectaclecalculatedtobreakdownyourpride.Yousayyoufearnothingbutdeath?"

           "IdidnotsaythatIfearedit;Ionlysaidthatdeathalonecouldchecktheexecutionofmyplans."

           "Andoldage?"

           "MyendwillbeachievedbeforeIgrowold."

           "Andmadness?"

           "Ihavebeennearlymad;andyouknowtheaxiomnonbisinidem.Itisanaxiomofcriminallaw,and,consequently,youunderstanditsfullapplication."

           "Sir,"continuedVillefort,"thereissomethingtofearbesidesdeath,oldage,andmadness.Forinstance,thereisapoplexythatlightning-strokewhichstrikesbutdoesnotdestroyyou,andyetwhichbringseverythingtoanend.Youarestillyourselfasnow,andyetyouareyourselfnolonger;youwho,likeAriel,vergeontheangelic,arebutaninertmass,which,likeCaliban,vergesonthebrutal;andthisiscalledinhumantongues,asItellyou,neithermorenorlessthanapoplexy.Come,ifsoyouwill,count,andcontinuethisconversationatmyhouse,anydayyoumaybewillingtoseeanadversarycapableofunderstandingandanxioustorefuteyou,andIwillshowyoumyfather,M.

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