4 (french) Werber, Bernard

- What shall we do with the body? I cried. Raoul did not
answer right away. He lingered first Marcellin to
contemplate an improbable hope. Then with detachment,
he explained:
- President we cover. Each prison is experiencing a
suicide rate of 4%. Marcellin will be part of the lot, that’s all.
- It’s criminal insanity! I shouted. What/how? I allowed
myself to embark on this adventure disaster? Thou hast
deceived me, Raoul, you have deceived me, you have
betrayed our friendship to melt in your dementia. You
disgust me every one of you. A guy is dead because of
your unconsciousness. You have deceived me and you did
wrong. Raoul stood up, very dignified, and suddenly he
grabbed me by the neck. His eyes flashed fire, I postillion
face.
- No, I did not deceive you. But the stakes are so huge it is
mandatory that we knew before the failure success. Rome
was not built in a day. We are more children, Michael. This
is not a game We have to pay a high price. Everything has
a price, otherwise it would be too easy. If it were easy,
others are already come before us. This is because it is
hard as we have the merit of success. I protested feebly.
- If we succeed one day. And it seems more increasingly
unlikely. Raoul released me. He considered Marcellin
whose mouth was still wide open. The gaping was
unbearable to see, so he placed a screw clamp between