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Chapter 7

           

           “Here,inthefirstplace,comesastrangethought!

           “Who,inthenameofwhatLaw,wouldthinkofdisputingmyfullpersonalrightoverthefortnightoflifelefttome?Whatjurisdictioncanbebroughttobearuponthecase?Whowouldwishme,notonlytobesentenced,buttoendurethesentencetotheend?Surelythereexistsnomanwhowouldwishsuchathing—whyshouldanyonedesireit?Forthesakeofmorality?Well,IcanunderstandthatifIweretomakeanattemptuponmyownlifewhileintheenjoymentoffullhealthandvigour—mylifewhichmighthavebeen‘useful,’etc.,etc.—moralitymightreproachme,accordingtotheoldroutine,fordisposingofmylifewithoutpermission—orwhateveritstenetmaybe.Butnow,now,whenmysentenceisoutandmydaysnumbered!Howcanmoralityhaveneedofmylastbreaths,andwhyshouldIdielisteningtotheconsolationsofferedbytheprince,who,withoutdoubt,wouldnotomittodemonstratethatdeathisactuallyabenefactortome?(Christianslikehimalwaysendupwiththat—itistheirpettheory.

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