Граф Монте-Крісто

The Abbe’s Chamber.

           Still,fromanartificialcivilizationhaveoriginatedwants,vices,andfalsetastes,whichoccasionallybecomesopowerfulastostiflewithinusallgoodfeelings,andultimatelytoleadusintoguiltandwickedness.Fromthisviewofthings,then,comestheaxiomthatifyouvisittodiscovertheauthorofanybadaction,seekfirsttodiscoverthepersontowhomtheperpetrationofthatbadactioncouldbeinanywayadvantageous.Now,toapplyitinyourcasetowhomcouldyourdisappearancehavebeenserviceable?"

           "Tonoone,byheaven!Iwasaveryinsignificantperson."

           "Donotspeakthus,foryourreplyevincesneitherlogicnorphilosophy;everythingisrelative,mydearyoungfriend,fromthekingwhostandsinthewayofhissuccessor,totheemployeewhokeepshisrivaloutofaplace.Now,intheeventoftheking’sdeath,hissuccessorinheritsacrownwhentheemployeedies,thesupernumerarystepsintohisshoes,andreceiveshissalaryoftwelvethousandlivres.Well,thesetwelvethousandlivresarehiscivillist,andareasessentialtohimasthetwelvemillionsofaking.Everyone,fromthehighesttothelowestdegree,hashisplaceonthesocialladder,andisbesetbystormypassionsandconflictinginterests,asinDescartes’theoryofpressureandimpulsion.Buttheseforcesincreaseaswegohigher,sothatwehaveaspiralwhichindefianceofreasonrestsupontheapexandnotonthebase.Nowletusreturntoyourparticularworld.

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