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"I did it in the hope that some day you would take back that which rightfully belongs to you." "Rightfully, you say? By what act?" "An act of restitution." "You never have done me any injury, and nothing authorizes me to accept such a gift from Mademoiselle de Vermont." "Vermont was the family name of my mother. When my father married her, he obtained leave to add it to his own.
Another thing plain is, that, even without the material rectification of the wrong where that is impossible, repentance removes the offence which no suffering could. I at least should feel that I had no more quarrel with the man. I should even feel that the gift he had made me, giving into my heart a repentant brother, was infinitely beyond the restitution of what he had taken from me.
Beauharnais, came to thank the general for his kindly act of restitution. Captivated by her grace, Buonaparte was thenceforward her slave.
Young Mavin sent that there money back to his father in a letter to be give to the church and the ol' man burned it. That's what he up and done. Two hunderd good dollars went up in smoke. Said they was crimes that was beyond restitution or forgiveness, and robbin' the House of God was one of 'em."
But no exploit flattered his vanity more easily than the carrying off from the Bank at Concord the Concord of Emerson and Hawthorne of some three hundred thousand dollars. That he purchased his freedom by an ample restitution mattered nothing to the artist.
Unfortunately, his ministers were slow to give their consent, and the delay spoiled what would otherwise have been welcomed as an act of grace. Moreover, he himself made the error of first taking military possession of a block in South Taranaki, which the Maoris were holding as a pledge for the restitution of Waitara, and they were naturally led to distrust the governor's good faith.
Thus, if the enemy be attacked, or any capture made under neutral protection, the neutral is bound to redress the injury, and effect restitution. As for example, in 1793, the English ship Grange was captured in Delaware Bay, by a French frigate, and upon due complaint, the American Government caused the British ship to be promptly restored.
The record you have made up to this time, however, is so plain that in my judgment there can be only one answer and that is an absolute and unqualified rejection of these proposals. There is no safer counsellor in the country than the Springfield Republican. These have been variously stated, but in general may be reduced to restitution, reparation and guarantees.
I complete the restitution by announcing my true name. That concerns me. I have a reason for desiring that you should know who I am." And Jean Valjean looked Marius full in the face. All that Marius experienced was tumultuous and incoherent. Certain gusts of destiny produce these billows in our souls.
I ask your forgiveness, and I send this money as the first payment of what I owe you, and if I live, full restitution shall be made. If my father will read a letter of mine, will you take the trouble to give him the lines I send with this?" And then was signed the name of Hugh Fleming. It was only a hint of the sad story they knew something of before.
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