Fortunato also jokes about it, Montresor does not confirm the joke, "a very good joke indeed, an excellent joke". We will have many good laughs at the palace” (Poe 10). The carnival turned out to be a great opportunity for him to put his plan into action, as people wouldn't mind two friends disappearing for a drink. Fifty years later, when he shares the story, he says the words “rest in peace.” (Poe 10) However, it is not evident whether he clearly feels remorse for what he did to Fortunato and seeks peace for himself or whether he is speaking words for the dead (Sova 43). In a way, he is truly remorseful. For example, the bad image he has created of himself cannot be erased, but it would also point to the fact that there may be a crumb of something healthy and human within himself.