How often did he muse over it and pronounce the name of a dear friend - a friend lost to him forever ; and on his death - bed , when the near approach of eternity seemed to have illumined his mind with supernatural light , this thought , which had until then been but a doubt , became a conviction , and his last words were , maximilian , it was edmond dant 那是一位和他永别了的朋友!在他弥留之际,当那永恒之境一步步接近他的时候,他的头脑似乎受到了灵光的启发,而这个念头,本来还只不过是一种怀疑,这时却变成了一种信念,他最后说的话是:马西米兰,那个人是爱德蒙唐太斯! ”