Граф Монте-Крісто

Father and Son.

           Whenthepoliceisatfault,itdeclaresthatitisonthetrack;andthegovernmentpatientlyawaitsthedaywhenitcomestosay,withasneakingair,thatthetrackislost."

           "Yes,buttheyhavefoundacorpse;thegeneralhasbeenkilled,andinallcountriestheycallthatamurder."

           "Amurderdoyoucallit?why,thereisnothingtoprovethatthegeneralwasmurdered.PeoplearefoundeverydayintheSeine,havingthrownthemselvesin,orhavingbeendrownedfromnotknowinghowtoswim."

           "Father,youknowverywellthatthegeneralwasnotamantodrownhimselfindespair,andpeopledonotbatheintheSeineinthemonthofJanuary.No,no,donotbedeceived;thiswasmurderineverysenseoftheword."

           "Andwhothusdesignatedit?"

           "Thekinghimself."

           "Theking!Ithoughthewasphilosopherenoughtoallowthattherewasnomurderinpolitics.Inpolitics,mydearfellow,youknow,aswellasIdo,therearenomen,butideasnofeelings,butinterests;inpoliticswedonotkillaman,weonlyremoveanobstacle,thatisall.Wouldyouliketoknowhowmattershaveprogressed?Well,Iwilltellyou.ItwasthoughtreliancemightbeplacedinGeneralQuesnel;hewasrecommendedtousfromtheIslandofElba;oneofuswenttohim,andinvitedhimtotheRueSaint–Jacques,wherehewouldfindsomefriends.Hecamethere,andtheplanwasunfoldedtohimforleavingElba,theprojectedlanding,etc.

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