“ The best men are not consistent in good—why should the worst men be consistent in evil? ”
Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White (1859). copy citation
| Author | Wilkie Collins |
|---|---|
| Source | The Woman in White |
| Topic | evil good |
| Date | 1859 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/583/583-h/583-h.htm |
Context
“But believe him or not, whether it is true or false that he sent the doctor away with an excuse, one thing is certain, I saw the man leave him without so much as a glance at our window, or even at our side of the way."
"I believe it, Marian. The best men are not consistent in good—why should the worst men be consistent in evil? At the same time, I suspect him of merely attempting to frighten you, by threatening what he cannot really do. I doubt his power of annoying us, by means of the owner of the Asylum, now that Sir Percival is dead, and Mrs.”
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