Граф Монте-Крісто

The Meeting.

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           Bythusexaggeratingtohisownmindtheanticipatedill-fortuneofthenextday,towhichhehadcondemnedhimselfbypromisingMercedestospareherson,thecountatlastexclaimed,"Folly,folly,folly!tocarrygenerositysofarastoputmyselfupasamarkforthatyoungmantoaimat.Hewillneverbelievethatmydeathwassuicide;andyetitisimportantforthehonorofmymemoryandthissurelyisnotvanity,butajustifiableprideitisimportanttheworldshouldknowthatIhaveconsented,bymyfreewill,tostopmyarm,alreadyraisedtostrike,andthatwiththearmwhichhasbeensopowerfulagainstothersIhavestruckmyself.Itmustbe;itshallbe."

           Seizingapen,hedrewapaperfromasecretdrawerinhisdesk,andwroteatthebottomofthedocument(whichwasnootherthanhiswill,madesincehisarrivalinParis)asortofcodicil,clearlyexplainingthenatureofhisdeath."Idothis,OmyGod,"saidhe,withhiseyesraisedtoheaven,"asmuchforthyhonorasformine.Ihaveduringtenyearsconsideredmyselftheagentofthyvengeance,andotherwretches,likeMorcerf,Danglars,Villefort,evenMorcerfhimself,mustnotimaginethatchancehasfreedthemfromtheirenemy.Letthemknow,onthecontrary,thattheirpunishment,whichhadbeendecreedbyprovidence,isonlydelayedbymypresentdetermination,andalthoughtheyescapeitinthisworld,itawaitstheminanother,andthattheyareonlyexchangingtimeforeternity.

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