"My first impulse, on coming to myself, was to feel under my pillow for the knife I had not been able to reach; if it had not been useful for defense, it might at least serve for expiation.
Amikor magamhoz tértem, első mozdulatommal a párnám alá nyúltam, kerestem a kést, melyet az imént nem érhettem el; ha védelmet nem is adott, megtorlásomnak eszköze lehet.