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           Whenhesawclearinhisownsoul,andthetruthappearedbeforehiseyeswithasmuchdefinitenessasoneofthepillarsofhisprison,hethoughtaboutremorse.

           "WhyshouldIhaveany?Ihavebeenatrociouslyinjured;IhavekilledIdeservedeath,butthatisall.Idieafterhavingsquaredmyaccountwithhumanity.Idonotleaveanyobligationunfulfilled.Iowenothingtoanybody;thereisnothingshamefulaboutmydeath,excepttheinstrumentofit;thatalone,itistrue,issimplysufficienttodisgracemeintheeyesofthebourgeoisofVerrières;butfromtheintellectualstandpoint,whatcouldbemorecontemptiblethanthey?Ihaveonemeansofwinningtheirconsideration;byflingingpiecesofgoldtothepeopleasIgotothescaffold.Ifmymemoryislinkedwiththeideaofgold,theywillalwayslookuponitasresplendent."

           Afterthischainofreasoning,whichafteraminute’sreflectionseemedtohimself-evident,Juliensaidtohimself,"Ihavenothinglefttodointheworld,"andfellintoadeepsleep.

           About9o’clockintheeveningthegaolerwokehimupashebroughtinhissupper.

           "WhataretheysayinginVerrières?"

           "M.Julien,theoathwhichItookbeforethecrucifixinthe’RoyalCourtyard,’onthedaywhenIwasinstalledinmyplace,obligesmetosilence."

           Hewassilent,butremained.Julienwasamusedbythesightofthisvulgarhypocrisy.Imustmakehim,hethought,waitalongtimeforthefivefrancswhichhewantstosellhisconsciencefor.

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