Граф Монте-Кристо

Ideology.

           "Yes,andIsaytoyou,ifyouarereallystrong,reallysuperior,reallypious,orimpenetrable,whichyouwererightinsayingamountstothesamethingthenbeproud,sir,forthatisthecharacteristicofpredominance.Yetyouhaveunquestionablysomeambition."

           "Ihave,sir."

           "Andwhatmayitbe?"

           "Itoo,ashappenstoeverymanonceinhislife,havebeentakenbySatanintothehighestmountainintheearth,andwhenthereheshowedmeallthekingdomsoftheworld,andashesaidbefore,sosaidhetome,‘Childofearth,whatwouldstthouhavetomaketheeadoreme?’Ireflectedlong,foragnawingambitionhadlongpreyeduponme,andthenIreplied,‘ListenIhavealwaysheardofprovidence,andyetIhaveneverseenhim,oranythingthatresembleshim,orwhichcanmakemebelievethatheexists.Iwishtobeprovidencemyself,forIfeelthatthemostbeautiful,noblest,mostsublimethingintheworld,istorecompenseandpunish.’Satanbowedhishead,andgroaned.‘Youmistake,’hesaid,‘providencedoesexist,onlyyouhaveneverseenhim,becausethechildofGodisasinvisibleastheparent.Youhaveseennothingthatresembleshim,becauseheworksbysecretsprings,andmovesbyhiddenways.AllIcandoforyouistomakeyouoneoftheagentsofthatprovidence.’Thebargainwasconcluded.Imaysacrificemysoul,butwhatmattersit?"addedMonteCristo."Ifthethingweretodoagain,Iwouldagaindoit."VillefortlookedatMonteCristowithextremeamazement.

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