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- ’I have a long series of insults to avenge,’ said Nicholas, flushed with passion; ’and my indignation is aggravated by the dastardly cruelties practised on helpless infancy in this foul den.
- Nicholas bit his lip and knit his hands involuntarily, for his fingerends tingled to avenge the insult; but remembering that the man was drunk, and that it could come to little but a noisy brawl, he contented himself with darting a contemptuous look at the tyrant, and walked, as majestically as he could, upstairs: not a little nettled, however, to observe that Miss Squeers and Master Squeers, and the servant girl, were enjoying the scene from a snug corner; the two former indulging in…
- He wants to avenge the murder of his brother
- You are the representative of justice here, and it is for justice to avenge those she has been unable to protect.Dumas, Alexandre -- The Count of Monte Cristo
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