It is this fate, I solemnly assure you, that I dread for you, when the time comes that you make your reckoning, and realize that there is no longer anything that can be done.
Explanation:
This is a speech in which the tone and the main message of the entire speech are put in the very first sentence of the speech. This gives the speech a dramatic tone from the very beginning. The rest of the speech, until its last sentence, are elaborations of what the first sentence could look like unfolded.
Wiesel repeats the quoted statement because he's astounded at the fact that his owners feel like they've worked hard enough to deserve some kind of reward.
