一个昏暗的秋夜,老银行家在书房里踱来踱去。他回忆起了15年前,也是在一个秋天的晚上举办的一次晚会。与会者颇多俊彦名流,高谈阔论,妙趣横生。在天南海北的漫谈中,他们也涉及到死刑的问题。大部分来宾,包括新闻记者和一些饱学之士,都不赞成死刑。他们认为这种刑罚不合潮流,不人道,不适合基督教国家。他们当中有些人认为在世界各地应废除死刑,而代之以无期徒刑。“我不同意诸位的看法,”举办晚会的银行家说道,“我并没有 A dark autumn night, old banker pacing in the study. He recalled a party 15 years ago, also on an autumn evening. A lot of Toshihiko attendees celebrities, talkative, fun. In the endless talk, they also related to the death penalty. Most guests, including journalists and some learned people, are not in favor of the death penalty. They consider that this punishment is substandard, inhuman, and not suitable for Christian countries. Some of them think that the death penalty should be abolished around the world and replaced with life imprisonment. “I do not agree with you,” said the banker who organized the party. "I did not