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“Always darkest before dawn”

“Evil never goes unpunished, Monsieur, but the punishment is sometimes secret.”

“To all of us, Mademoiselle, there comes a time when death is preferable to life. But it passes—sorrow passes and grief. You cannot believe that now, I know.”

“I shook my head sadly. How little can one foresee the future.”

“To begin with, his vanity suffered.”

“They were separated by a gulf of years.”