Gendarme Officer Monologue from The Light Shines in Darkness

From The Light Shines in Darkness by Leo, graf Tolstoy

male · defiant · 1:18 min

I don't think so. At any rate not useless to you. You see it's like this. I am informed that you refuse military service and the oath, and are therefore suspected of belonging to the Revolutionary Party, and that is what I have to investigate. If it is true, we shall have to withdraw you from the service and imprison you or banish you according to the share you have taken in the revolution. If it is not true, we shall leave you to the military authorities. You see I express myself quite frankly to you, and I hope you will treat us in the same way. BORÍS. In the first place I cannot trust men who wear this sort of thing (pointing to the Gendarme Officer's uniform). Secondly, your very occupation is one I cannot respect, and for which I have the greatest aversion. But I do not refuse to answer your questions. What do you wish to know?

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