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Quotation from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas

“be men! be Christians! See! death is depicted on his face”

Alexandre Dumas (spoken by Athos)

Twenty Years After, Chapter LXXIII (Fatality), trans. Anonymous 19th-century translation

As Mordaunt swims toward the boat after the explosion, Athos begs his friends not to strike him.

Citation: "be men! be Christians! See! death is depicted on his face" — Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After, Chapter LXXIII (Fatality), trans. Anonymous 19th-century translation. (id dumas-twenty-years-after-q9)

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