THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. (1)
It’s important to notice that Montresor wants revenge, not for his injuries, but for the insult. The word “ventured” is also interesting. It literally means “to undertake an action with knowledge that there is risk involved.” This quote suggests that Montresor thinks that Fortunato knew what he was risking, but chose to insult or betray him anyway.
