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In the Prison

           Themostcommonplacewords,ifsaidinagenuinetone,canmakemyvoicebrokenandevencausemetoshedtears.Howoftenhavefrigidcharactersnotdespisedmeforthisweakness.TheythoughtthatIwasaskingafavour:thatiswhatIcannotputupwith.

           "Itissaidthatwhenatthefootofthescaffold,Dantonwasaffectedbythethoughtofhiswife:butDantonhadgivenstrengthtoanationofcoxcombsandpreventedtheenemyfromreachingParis....IaloneknowwhatIshouldhavebeenabletodo....Irepresenttotheothersattheveryoutside,simplyAPERHAPS.

           "IfmadamedeRênalhadbeenhereinmycellinsteadofMathilde,shouldIhavebeenabletohaveansweredformyself?TheextremityofmydespairandmyrepentancewouldhavebeentakenforacravenfearofdeathbytheValenodsandallthepatriciansofthelocality.Theyaresoproud,arethosefeeblespirits,whomtheirpecuniarypositionputsabovetemptation!’Youseewhatitistobebornacarpenter’sson,’M.deMoirodanddeCholindoubtlesssaidafterhavingcondemnedmetodeath!’Amancanlearntobelearnedandclever,butthequalitiesoftheheartthequalitiesoftheheartcannotbelearnt.’EveninthecaseofthispoorMathilde,whoiscryingnow,orrather,whocannotcry,"hesaidtohimself,ashelookedatherredeyes....Andheclaspedherinhisarms:thesightofagenuinegriefmadehimforgetthesequenceofhislogic....

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