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Quotation from The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas
“it is the first lie I have pronounced in my life, a temporary lie, it is true”
The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Chapter XXVI, trans. Anonymous 19th-century translation
Athos confesses to Monk that the buried gold belongs to Charles II, not to himself, risking the treasure rather than keep a falsehood.
Citation: "it is the first lie I have pronounced in my life, a temporary lie, it is true" — Alexandre Dumas, The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Chapter XXVI, trans. Anonymous 19th-century translation. (id dumas-vicomte-de-bragelonne-q4)
