“ When a man is a robber it is hard to call him nephew whom he has impoverished; when one is a murderer, to recognize the man whom one has made an orphan. ”
Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After (1845). copy citation
| Author | Alexandre Dumas |
|---|---|
| Source | Twenty Years After |
| Topic | orphan robbers |
| Date | 1845 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1259/pg1259-images.html |
Context
“my name would have secured me the paternal estate, you have deprived me of it; you have despoiled me of my fortune. I am no longer astonished that you knew me not. I am not surprised that you refused to recognize me. When a man is a robber it is hard to call him nephew whom he has impoverished; when one is a murderer, to recognize the man whom one has made an orphan.”
These words produced a contrary effect to that which Mordaunt had anticipated. De Winter remembered the monster that Milady had been; he rose, dignified and calm, restraining by the severity of his look the wild glance of the young man.”
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