“ What would a respectable man gain by risking his life? ”
Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami (1885). copy citation
| Author | Guy de Maupassant |
|---|---|
| Source | Bel-Ami |
| Topic | risk life |
| Date | 1885 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bel_Ami |
Context
“He was well satisfied with Duroy's use of the weapons, and told him to remain there and practice until noon, when he would return to take him to lunch and tell him the result of his mission. Left to his own devices, Duroy aimed at the target several times and then sat down to reflect.
Such affairs were abominable anyway! What would a respectable man gain by risking his life? And he recalled Norbert de Varenne's remarks, made to him a short while before. "He was right!" he declared aloud. It was gloomy in that cellar, as gloomy as in a tomb. What o'clock was it? The time dragged slowly on.”
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