"I don't know. But I have heard a lot of good things about our judicial system. Besides, we still have The death penalty has been abolished."
"Any execution abroad?"
"Yes. I saw it in France, and in Lyon, Schneider took me there."
"Is it hanging?"
"No, it's all beheadings in France.
"Why, shouting?" "How can
it be! In an instant. When you put the person on the rack, a huge knife fell down and killed it with a machine. It's called a guillotine. It's heavy and powerful. ...the head was chopped off before I had time to blink. The preparation was the most overwhelming. First the verdict was read out, then the verdict was read, then the death row suit was put on, tied with a rope, and then the guillotine was put on the guillotine. That's terrible! People are running from all directions. Even the women came to watch the fun, although they don't like it."
"It's not for women to watch the fun."
"Of course! Of course! How can they be allowed to watch this kind of pain! … This prisoner But a wise man, fearless, strong, but a little old. His name is Legero. To tell you the truth, believe it or not, he cried when he was guillotined, and his face was white Like paper. How can this be bearable? Isn't this scary? You say, who would cry out of fear? I never thought that it was not a child who was scared to cry, but a man who had never cried. Your lord, a forty-five-year-old lord. What has changed in his soul this minute, and what tremors have people made of it? It is nothing but an insult to the soul! The Bible says 'Thou shalt not kill', then , because he kills, should he kill him too? No, it shouldn't be. I saw this a month ago, but it's still in front of my eyes. Four or five times, I dream about it."
The Duke spoke more and more vigorously, and a thin blush appeared on his pale face, although he still spoke very gently. The footman looked at him sympathetically and with interest, as if he couldn't see enough of him, presumably he was also imaginative and thoughtful.
"It's okay when you lose your head, you don't suffer much."
Even Christ said it. No, it must never be done to a human being! "
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