“ one does what one likes with one’s friends; but for one’s enemies, in that case nothing could be better than if they were to feel hurt. ”
Alexandre Dumas, The Vicomte of Bragelonne (1847). copy citation
| Author | Alexandre Dumas |
|---|---|
| Source | The Vicomte of Bragelonne |
| Topic | hurting feeling |
| Date | 1847 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2710/pg2710-images.html |
Context
““In the first place, sire, at what hour will your majesty receive the ambassadors?”
“Early in the morning.”
“Eleven o’clock?”
“That is too late—say nine o’clock.”
“That will be too early, sire.”
“For friends, that would be a matter of no importance; one does what one likes with one’s friends; but for one’s enemies, in that case nothing could be better than if they were to feel hurt. I should not be sorry, I confess, to have to finish altogether with these marsh-birds, who annoy me with their cries.”
“It shall be precisely as your majesty desires. At nine o’clock, therefore—I will give the necessary orders.”
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