Граф Монте-Крісто

Toxicology.

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           "Yetconscienceremains,"remarkedMadamedeVillefortinanagitatedvoice,andwithastifledsigh.

           "Yes,"answeredMonteCristo"happily,yes,consciencedoesremain;andifitdidnot,howwretchedweshouldbe!Aftereveryactionrequiringexertion,itisconsciencethatsavesus,foritsuppliesuswithathousandgoodexcuses,ofwhichwealonearejudges;andthesereasons,howsoeverexcellentinproducingsleep,wouldavailusbutverylittlebeforeatribunal,whenweweretriedforourlives.ThusRichardIII.,forinstance,wasmarvellouslyservedbyhisconscienceaftertheputtingawayofthetwochildrenofEdwardIV.;infact,hecouldsay,‘Thesetwochildrenofacruelandpersecutingking,whohaveinheritedthevicesoftheirfather,whichIalonecouldperceiveintheirjuvenilepropensitiesthesetwochildrenareimpedimentsinmywayofpromotingthehappinessoftheEnglishpeople,whoseunhappinessthey(thechildren)wouldinfalliblyhavecaused.’ThuswasLadyMacbethservedbyherconscience,whenshesoughttogiveherson,andnotherhusband(whateverShakespearemaysay),athrone.Ah,maternalloveisagreatvirtue,apowerfulmotivesopowerfulthatitexcusesamultitudeofthings,evenif,afterDuncan’sdeath,LadyMacbethhadbeenatallprickedbyherconscience."

           MadamedeVillefortlistenedwithaviditytotheseappallingmaximsandhorribleparadoxes,deliveredbythecountwiththatironicalsimplicitywhichwaspeculiartohim.

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