“ Let us sacrifice one day in order to gain our whole lives, perhaps. ”
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (1862). copy citation
| Author | Victor Hugo |
|---|---|
| Source | Les Misérables |
| Topic | sacrifice gain |
| Date | 1862 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translation by Isabel F. Hapgood in 1887 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/135/135-h/135-h.htm |
Context
“«Do not expect me until the day after to-morrow.»
«Oh! Why?»
«You will see.»
«A day without seeing you! But that is impossible!»
«Let us sacrifice one day in order to gain our whole lives, perhaps.»
And Marius added in a low tone and in an aside:— «He is a man who never changes his habits, and he has never received any one except in the evening.»
«Of what man are you speaking?» asked Cosette.” source
«Oh! Why?»
«You will see.»
«A day without seeing you! But that is impossible!»
«Let us sacrifice one day in order to gain our whole lives, perhaps.»
And Marius added in a low tone and in an aside:— «He is a man who never changes his habits, and he has never received any one except in the evening.»
«Of what man are you speaking?» asked Cosette.” source
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