victor hugo, 1859: "two exiles, father and son, are on a desert island serving a long sentence. in a morning, sitting in front of the house, the young man asks: 'what do you think of this exile?' 'it will be long... ", replied the father. 'and how occupy it?', continues the young son. the old serene man reply: 'i will look the ocean, and you?' it is a long silence before the son's answer: 'i will translate shakespeare.' shekespeare: the ocean."