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1  I should not like to affirm upon oath that I have not.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 53. Robert le Diable.
2  Nothing but the recollection of his oath gave him strength to proceed.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27.
3  Morrel understood that the old man attached great importance to an oath.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 73. The Promise.
4  Then Noirtier raised his eyes to heaven, as though to remind his son of a forgotten oath.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 108. The Judge.
5  He then took an oath of bitter vengeance over the dead body of the one and the tomb of the other.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
6  He renewed against Danglars, Fernand, and Villefort the oath of implacable vengeance he had made in his dungeon.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
7  On the road the president thought he saw the general make an attempt to remove the handkerchief, and reminded him of his oath.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 75. A Signed Statement.
8  But he was unable to complete this oath, for two days afterwards, in an encounter with the Roman carbineers, Carlini was killed.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
9  Dantes said, "I wish to die," and had chosen the manner of his death, and fearful of changing his mind, he had taken an oath to die.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27.
10  During these hours of profound meditation, which to him had seemed only minutes, he had formed a fearful resolution, and bound himself to its fulfilment by a solemn oath.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 17. The Abbe's Chamber.
11  On the morning of the departure from the forest of Frosinone he had followed Carlini in the darkness, and heard this oath of vengeance, and, like a wise man, anticipated it.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
12  This oath was no longer a vain menace; for the fastest sailer in the Mediterranean would have been unable to overtake the little tartan, that with every stitch of canvas set was flying before the wind to Leghorn.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
13  The similarity in the symptoms of tetanus and poisoning by vegetable substances is so great, that were I obliged to affirm by oath what I have now stated, I should hesitate; I therefore repeat to you, I speak not to a magistrate, but to a friend.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 73. The Promise.
14  Morrel hesitated for a moment; he feared it would be hypocritical to accost in a friendly manner the man whom he was tacitly opposing, but his oath and the gravity of the circumstances recurred to his memory; he struggled to conceal his emotion and bowed to Franz.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 74. The Villefort Family Vault.
15  The general appeared to be affected by a nervous tremor, which prevented his answering for some moments; then, overcoming his manifest repugnance, he pronounced the required oath, but in so low a tone as to be scarcely audible to the majority of the members, who insisted on his repeating it clearly and distinctly, which he did.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 75. A Signed Statement.