the award of justice
In the course of two trials and even in his final deposition to a
Geneva magistrate Victor is exonerated
from reponsibility for any
criminal activity. Thus, this "award" is one that, in Victor's
mind, exists beyond the checkered course of human justice. In a
fine irony, it is only moments before he narrates the events of
a trial from which he easily secures his release that Victor
indicates to Walton that he has brought himself to the bar to be
condemned.
