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pg. 69 "As they talked, they docked at Portsmouth; a multitude of people covered the shore, all gazing intently at a rather corpulent man who was on his knees, his eyes blindfolded on the quarter-deck of one of the ships of the fleet; four soldiers were posted directly in front of him, each of whom now fired three bullets into his skull..." -When Candide observes this scene, he is later told that the fat man that was shot was an admiral who had given fight to an admiral of the rivaling French and was therefore shot. The person informing this to Candide also includes a small excerpt saying "but in this country it is considered useful now and again to shoot an admiral, to encourage the others." And the person says this normally, in absolute cold-blood with no pity nor sympathy for the fallen admiral. This explains to us how this is not the best of all possible worlds. By observing this scene we can infer how Englishmen are truly cold-blooded and have absolutely no problem with killing a person, they actually suggest the practice.

pg. 74 "But one thing consoles me; I find that we often meet up with people whom we never thought to see again; it may turn out that, having run into my red sheep and then into Paquette, I may yet run into Cunegonde." -This quote is an example of a "ray of hope." Here, Candide again turns to Pangloss's optimism in return for hope that he will, someday, find his dear beloved Cunegonde and keep her for himself. He thinks by coincidently confronting past acquaintances is going to increase his chances of finding Cunegonde.

pg.72 "I'm afraid so, and I see that you know all there is to know. I heard about the terrible misfortunes that befell the whole household of my lady the Baroness and the lovely Mademoiselle Cundegonde. I swear to you that my own fate has been just as wretched." -Following this quote, the poor Paquette releases her heart to her Master Candide, all the harsh things she was involved in. Throughout her narrative, we're able to witness disturbing events such as the doctor killing his own wife with medications for her illness. Therefore, this is not the best of all possible worlds.