Граф Монте-Кристо

Ideology.

           Iamsomethingofaphysician,andhave,likemyfellows,soughtmorethanonceforthesoulinlivingandindeadmatter;yet,likeprovidence,ithasremainedinvisibletomyeyes,althoughpresenttomyheart.AhundredwriterssinceSocrates,Seneca,St.Augustine,andGall,havemade,inverseandprose,thecomparisonyouhavemade,andyetIcanwellunderstandthatafather’ssufferingsmayeffectgreatchangesinthemindofason.Iwillcallonyou,sir,sinceyoubidmecontemplate,fortheadvantageofmypride,thisterriblespectacle,whichmusthavebeensogreatasourceofsorrowtoyourfamily."

           "Itwouldhavebeensounquestionably,hadnotGodgivenmesolargeacompensation.Incontrastwiththeoldman,whoisdragginghiswaytothetomb,aretwochildrenjustenteringintolifeValentine,thedaughterbymyfirstwifeMademoiselleReneedeSaint–MeranandEdward,theboywhoselifeyouhavethisdaysaved."

           "Andwhatisyourdeductionfromthiscompensation,sir?"inquiredMonteCristo.

           "Mydeductionis,"repliedVillefort,"thatmyfather,ledawaybyhispassions,hascommittedsomefaultunknowntohumanjustice,butmarkedbythejusticeofGod.ThatGod,desirousinhismercytopunishbutoneperson,hasvisitedthisjusticeonhimalone."MonteCristowithasmileonhislips,utteredinthedepthsofhissoulagroanwhichwouldhavemadeVillefortflyhadhebutheardit

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