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now�察─�said Henriette。 

     He rose suddenly。        ;Come�察─�he said�察 �didn't you say you had to dress 

and pay some calls�拭─�

     Henriette laughed�察�but took the hint。 

     ;Run along�察�little wife�察─�he said。         ;I have a lot of work to do in the 

meantime。       You won't be down´stairs before I shall have my nose buried 

in my papers。       Bye´bye。; 

     ;Bye´bye�察─�said Henriette。         But they paused to exchange a dozen or 

so kisses before she went away to dress。 

     Then   George   lighted   a   cigarette   and stretched   himself   out   in   the   big 

armchair。       He     seemed     restless�察  �he   seemed     to   be   disturbed    about 

something。       Could it be that he had not been so much at ease as he had 



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pretended      to  be�察  �since   the  letter  had    come    from    the  baby's    nurse�拭�

Madame   Dupont   had   gone   by   the   earliest   train   that   morning。     She   had 

promised to telegraph at oncebut she had not done so�察�and now it was 

late afternoon。 

     George got up and wandered about。             He looked at himself in the glass 

for a moment�察�then he went back to the chair and pulled up another to put 

his geet upon。      He puffed away at his cigarette until he was calmer。              But 

then suddenly he heard the rustle of a dress behind him�察�and glanced about�察�

and started up with an exclamation�察 �Mother� ─�

     Madame Dupont stood in the doorway。               She did not speak。        Her veil 

was thrown back and George noted instantly the look of agitation upon her 

countenance。 

     ;What's the matter�拭─�he cried。         ;We didn't get any telegram from you�察�

we were not expecting you till tomorrow。; 

     Still his mother did not speak。 

     ;Henriette was just going out�察─�he exclaimed nervously�察 �I had better 

call her。; 

     ;No� ─�said his mother quickly。          Her voice was low and trembling。 ;I 

did not want Henriette to be here when I arrived。; 

     ;But what's the matter�拭─       �cried George。 

     Again there was a silence before the reply came。               He read something 

terrible in the mother's manner�察�and he found himself trembling violently。 

     ;I have brought back the child and the nurse�察─�said Madame Dupont。 

     ;What�      �Is the little one sick�拭─�

     ;Yes。; 

     ;What's the matter with her�拭─�

     ;Nothing dangerousfor the moment�察�at least。; 

     ;We must send and get the doctor� ─�cried George。 

     ;I have just come from the doctor's�察─�was the reply。               ;He said it was 

necessary to take out child from the nurse and bring her up on the bottle。; 

     Again there was a pause。          George could hardly bring himself to ask 

the   next   question。    Try   as   he   would�察  �he   could   not   keep   his   voice   from 

weakening。       ;Well�察�now�察�what is her trouble�拭─�

     The   mother   did   not   answer。    She   stood   staring   before   her。  At   last 



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she said�察�faintly�察 �I don't know。; 

     ;You didn't ask�拭─�

     ;I asked。     But it was not to our own doctor that I went。; 

     ;Ah� ─  �whispered   George。        For   nearly   a   minute   neither   one   of   them 

spoke。     ;Why�拭─�he inquired at last。 

     ;Becausehethe nurse's doctorhad frightened me so; 

     ;Truly�拭─�

     ;Yes。    It is a disease; again she stopped。 

     George cried�察�in a voice of agony�察 �and then�拭─�

     ;Then   I   asked   him   if   the   matter   was   so   grave   that   I   could   not   be 

satisfied with our ordinary doctor。; 

     ;And what did he answer�拭─�

     ;He said that if we had the means it would really be better to consult a 

specialist。; 

     George looked at his mother again。             He was able to do it�察�because she 

was not looking at him。          He clenched his hands and got himself together。 

;Andwhere did he send you�拭─�

     His   mother   fumbled   in   her   hand   bag   and   drew   out   a   visiting   card。 

;Here�察─�she said。 

     And     George    looked    at  the  card。    It  was    all  he  could   do   to  keep 

himself from tottering。         It was the card of the doctor whom he had first 

consulted about his trouble�          �The specialist in venereal diseases� �



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                              CHAPTER IV 



     It was all George could do to control his voice。              ;Youyou went to 

see him�拭─�he stammered。 

     ;Yes�察─�said his mother。       ;You know him�拭─�

     ;No�察�no�察─�he answered。         ;Orthat isI have met him�察�I think。        I don't 

know。;     And then to himself�察 �My God� ─�

     There was a silence。        ;He is coming to talk to you�察─�said the mother�察�

at last。 

     George was hardly able to speak。          ;Then he is very much disturbed�拭─�

     ;No�察�but he wants to talk to you。; 

     ;To me�拭─�

     ;Yes。     When     the   doctor   saw    the  nurse�察  �he   said�察 �'Madame�察     �it  is 

impossible for me to continue to attend this child unless I have had this 

very day a conversation wit the father。'          So I said 'Very well��' and he said 

he would come at once。; 

     George   turned   away�察  �and   put   his   hands   to   his   forehead。 ;My   poor 

little daughter� ─�he whispered to himself。 

     ;Yes�察─�said the mother�察�her voice breaking�察 �she is�察�indeed�察�a poor little 

daughter� ─�

     A silence fell�察�for what could words avail in such a situation�拭�Hearing 

the door open�察�Madame Dupont started�察�for her nerves were all a´quiver 

with the strain she had been under。           A servant came in and spoke to her�察�

and she said to George�察 �It is the doctor。 If you need me�察�I shall be in the 

next room。; 

     Her   son   stood   trembling�察  �as   if   he   were   waiting   the   approach   of   an 

executioner。      The   other   came   into   the   room  without   seeing   him  and   he 

stood for a   minute�察�clasping   and unclasping his   hands�察�almost overcome 

with emotion。       Then he said�察 �Good´day�察�doctor。;            As the man stared at 

him�察�surprised and puzzled�察�he added�察 �You don't recognize me�拭─�

     The doctor looked again�察�more closely。            George was expecting him to 

break   out   in   rage�察�but instead   his voice  fell   low。  ;You� ─  �he   exclaimed。 

;It is you� ─�



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     At last�察�in a voice of discouragement than of anger�察�he went on�察 �You 

got married�察�and you have a child�            �After all that I told you�       �You are a 

wretch� ─�

     ;Sir�察─�cried George�察 �let me explain to you� ─�

     ;Not a word� ─�exclaimed the other。            ;There can be no explanation for 

what you have done。; 

     A   silence   followed。     The    young     man   did   not  know     what   to  say。 

Finally�察  �stretching   out   his   arms�察  �he   pleaded�察   �You   will   take   care   of   my 

little daughter all the same�察�will you not�拭─�

     The other turned away with disgust。           ;Imbecile� ─�he said。 

     George did not hear the word。           ;I was able to wait only six months�察─�

he murmured。 

     The    doctor    answered     in  a  voice   of  cold   self´repression�察    �That    is 

enough�察�sir�      �All that does not concern me。           I have done wrong even to 

let you see my indignation。          I should have left you to judge yourself。            I 

have nothing to do here but with the present and with the futurewith the 

infant and with the nurse。; 

     ;She isn't in danger�拭─�cried George。 

     ;The nurse is in danger of being contaminated。; 

     But    George    had   not  been    thinking   about   the   nurse。   ;I   mean    my 

child�察─�he said。 

     ;Just at present the symptoms are not disturbing。; 

     George   waited�察  �after   a   while   he   began�察   �You   were   saying   about   the 

nurse。     Will you consent that I call my mother�拭            �She knows better than 

I。; 

     ;As you wish�察─�was the reply。 

     The young man started to the door�察�but came back�察�in terrible distress。 

;I have one prayer to offer you sir�察�arrange it so that my wifeso that no 

one will know。       If my wife learned that it is I who am the cause�              �It is 

for her that I implore you� �Sheshe isn't to blame。; 

     Said the doctor�此      �I will do everything in my power that she may be 

kept ignorant of the true nature of the disease。; 

     ;Oh�察�how I thank you� ─�murmured George。                ;How I thank you� ─�

     ;Do not thank me�察�it is for her�察�and not for you�察�that I will consent to 



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lie。; 

     ;And my mother�拭─�

     ;Your mother knows the truth。; 

     ;But; 

     ;I   pray   you�察  �sirwe   have   enough     to  talk  about�察  �and   very   serious 

matters。; 

     So George went to the door and called his mother。                  She entered and 

greeted the doctor�察�holding herself erect�察�and striving to keep the signs of 

grief and terror from her face。         She signed to the doctor to take a seat�察�and 

then seated herself by a little table near him。 

     ;Madame Dupont�察─�he began�察 �I have prescribed a course of treatment 

for the child。     I hope to be able to improve its condition�察�and to prevent 

any  new   developments。         But   my  dut
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