:59:11
I think it was because of spite
that I never went near him.
:59:15
I never heard his voice or saw his face
:59:19
or his eyes, which might have been
like his mother's.
:59:24
All I saw was his hump
and the grief I caused him.
:59:30
You'll understand why I want to die.
:59:33
I'm so hounded by my miserable thoughts
that even hell will be a blessed release.
:59:40
I'm not afraid to see him up there,
:59:44
now he knows he's a Soubeyran and
it's not my fault he's a hunchback.
:59:51
He realises it was all a foolish mistake.
:59:54
I'm sure he won't resent me,
but will even defend me.
1:00:00
Farewell, my darling girl.
1:00:03
Your grandfather, Cesar Soubeyran.