“ The dead are very wrong to come to life again. ”
Honoré de Balzac, Colonel Chabert (1832). copy citation
| Author | Honoré de Balzac |
|---|---|
| Source | Colonel Chabert |
| Topic | life wrong |
| Date | 1832 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Colonel_Chabert |
Context
“The Colonel with a wave of his hand bid his wife be silent, and for a mile and a half they sat without speaking a single word. Chabert could fancy he saw the two little ones before him.
"Rosine."
"Monsieur?"
The dead are very wrong to come to life again. "Oh, monsieur, no, no! Do not think me ungrateful. Only, you find me a lover, a mother, while you left me merely a wife. Though it is no longer in my power to love, I know how much I owe you, and I can still offer you all the affection of a daughter."
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"Rosine."
"Monsieur?"
The dead are very wrong to come to life again. "Oh, monsieur, no, no! Do not think me ungrateful. Only, you find me a lover, a mother, while you left me merely a wife. Though it is no longer in my power to love, I know how much I owe you, and I can still offer you all the affection of a daughter."
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