Henriette Monologue from There Are Crimes and Crimes

From There Are Crimes and Crimes by August Strindberg

female · philosophical · 1:06 min

It was greater than to perform a good deed, for by that we are placed on equality with others; it was greater than to perform some act of heroism, for by that we are raised above others and rewarded. That crime placed me outside and beyond life, society, and my fellow-beings. Since then I am living only a partial life, a sort of dream life, and that's why reality never gets a hold on me. (MAURICE: What was it you did?) I won't tell, for then you would get scared again. (MAURICE: Can you never be found out?) Never. But that does not prevent me from seeing, frequently, the five stones at the Place de Roquette, where the scaffold used to stand; and for this reason I never dare to open a pack of cards, as I always turn up the five-spot of diamonds.

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