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Chapter 7

           

           “Here,inthefirstplace,comesastrangethought!

           “Who,inthenameofwhatLaw,wouldthinkofdisputingmyfullpersonalrightoverthefortnightoflifelefttome?Whatjurisdictioncanbebroughttobearuponthecase?Whowouldwishme,notonlytobesentenced,buttoendurethesentencetotheend?Surelythereexistsnomanwhowouldwishsuchathingwhyshouldanyonedesireit?Forthesakeofmorality?Well,IcanunderstandthatifIweretomakeanattemptuponmyownlifewhileintheenjoymentoffullhealthandvigourmylifewhichmighthavebeen‘useful,’etc.,etc.moralitymightreproachme,accordingtotheoldroutine,fordisposingofmylifewithoutpermissionorwhateveritstenetmaybe.Butnow,now,whenmysentenceisoutandmydaysnumbered!Howcanmoralityhaveneedofmylastbreaths,andwhyshouldIdielisteningtotheconsolationsofferedbytheprince,who,withoutdoubt,wouldnotomittodemonstratethatdeathisactuallyabenefactortome?(Christianslikehimalwaysendupwiththatitistheirpettheory.

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