Ιδού τι συνέβη αυτή τη στιγμή μέσα στην ψυχή του Αγαθούλη και πώς σκέφτηκε: Εάν ο άγιος άνθρωπος καλέση βοήθεια, θα με κάψη ασφαλώς στη φωτιά και μπορεί να κάνη το ίδιο και στην Κυνεγόνδη.
At that very moment, a sudden thought came into Candide's head. "If this holy man," thought he, "should call assistance, I shall most undoubtedly be consigned to the flames, and Miss Cunegund may perhaps meet with no better treatment: besides, he was the cause of my being so cruelly whipped; he is my rival; and as I have now begun to dip my hands in blood, I will kill away, for there is no time to hesitate."