“ I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper, than of a sword or pistol. ”
Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo (1845). copy citation
| Author | Alexandre Dumas |
|---|---|
| Source | The Count of Monte Cristo |
| Topic | writing sword weapon ink |
| Date | 1845 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1184/1184-h/1184-h.htm |
Context
“The waiter did as he was desired.
«When one thinks,» said Caderousse, letting his hand drop on the paper, «there is here wherewithal to kill a man more sure than if we waited at the corner of a wood to assassinate him! I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper, than of a sword or pistol.»
«The fellow is not so drunk as he appears to be,» said Danglars. «Give him some more wine, Fernand.» Fernand filled Caderousse's glass, who, like the confirmed toper he was, lifted his hand from the paper and seized the glass.” source
«When one thinks,» said Caderousse, letting his hand drop on the paper, «there is here wherewithal to kill a man more sure than if we waited at the corner of a wood to assassinate him! I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper, than of a sword or pistol.»
«The fellow is not so drunk as he appears to be,» said Danglars. «Give him some more wine, Fernand.» Fernand filled Caderousse's glass, who, like the confirmed toper he was, lifted his hand from the paper and seized the glass.” source
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