“ There is not one of those women, Egyptian, Turkish, or Greek, whom here you call ‘good women,’ who do not know how, by means of chemistry, to stupefy a doctor, and in psychology to amaze a confessor. ”
Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo (1845). copy citation
| Author | Alexandre Dumas |
|---|---|
| Source | The Count of Monte Cristo |
| Topic | psychology women |
| Date | 1845 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1184/1184-h/1184-h.htm |
Context
“Science becomes, in their hands, not only a defensive weapon, but still more frequently an offensive one; the one serves against all their physical sufferings, the other against all their enemies. With opium, belladonna, brucea, snake-wood, and the cherry-laurel, they put to sleep all who stand in their way. There is not one of those women, Egyptian, Turkish, or Greek, whom here you call ‘good women,’ who do not know how, by means of chemistry, to stupefy a doctor, and in psychology to amaze a confessor. “ Really, ” said Madame de Villefort, whose eyes sparkled with strange fire at this conversation.
“ Oh, yes, indeed, madame, ” continued Monte Cristo, “ the secret dramas of the East begin with a love philtre and end with a death potion—begin with paradise and end with—hell.” source
“ Oh, yes, indeed, madame, ” continued Monte Cristo, “ the secret dramas of the East begin with a love philtre and end with a death potion—begin with paradise and end with—hell.” source
