Cato did so."

Jesus did not do so."

And I added,--

"You have on your side all ancient history, you are acting according to

the uprightness of the Greeks, and according to the uprightness of the

Romans; for me, I am acting according to the uprightness of Humanity.

The new horizon is of wider range than the old."

There was a pause. He broke it.

Then he will be the one to attack!"

Let it be so."

You are about to engage in a battle which is almost lost beforehand."

I fear so."

And this unequal combat can only end for you, Victor Hugo, in death or

exile."

"I believe it."

Death is the affair of a moment, but exile is long."

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The History of a Crime