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

any  new   developments。         But   my  duty  and   yours   does   not   stop   there�察  �if 

there is still time�察�it is necessary to protect the health of the nurse。; 

     ;Tell us what it is necessary to do�察�Doctor�拭─�said she。 

     ;The woman must stop nursing the child。; 

     ;You mean we have to change the nurse�拭─�

     ;Madame�察�the child can no longer be brought up at the breast�察�either 

by that nurse or by any other nurse。; 

     ;But why�察�sir�拭─�

     ;Because the child would give her disease to the woman who gave her 

milk。; 

     ;But�察�Doctor�察�if we put her on the bottleour little oneshe will die� ─�

     And     suddenly     George    burst   out   into   sobs。   ;Oh�察    �my    poor   little 

daughter�      �My God�察�my God� ─�

     Said the doctor�察 �If the feeding is well attended to�察�with sterilized milk´ 

´; 

     ;That can do very well for healthy infants�察─�broke in Madame Dupont。 

;But at the age of three months one cannot take from the breast a baby like 

ours�察  �frail   and   ill。 More   than   any   other   such   an   infant   has   need   of   a 

nurseis that not true�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�the doctor admitted�察 �that is true。          But; 

     ;In that case�察�between the life of the child�察�and the health of the nurse�察�

you understand perfectly well that my choice is made。; 



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     Between   her   words   the   doctor   heard   the   sobbing   of   George�察  �whose 

head   was   buried   in   his   arms。     ;Madame�察─  �he   said�察   �your   love   for   that 

baby has just caused you to utter something ferocious�                     �It is not for you 

to choose。      It is not for you to choose。         I forbid the nursing。        The health 

of that woman does not belong to you。; 

     ;No�察─�cried the grandmother�察�wildly�察 �nor does the health of out child 

belong to   you�       �If  there  is   a  hope  of saving   it�察 �that hope is in   giving   it 

more care than any other child�察�and you would wish that I put it upon a 

mode      of  nourishment       which    the   doctors    condemn�察     �even    for   vigorous 

infants�     �You expect that I will let myself be taken in like that�拭               �I answer 

you�此    �she   shall   have   the   milk   which   she   needs�察  �my   poor   little   one�   �If 

there   was   a   single   thing   that   one   could   do   to   save   herI   should   be   a 

criminal   to   neglect   it� ─   �And   Madame   Dupont   broke   out�察  �with   furious 

scorn�察 �The nurse�         �The nurse�        �We shall know how to do our dutywe 

shall take care of her�察�repay her。            But our child before all�           �No sir�察�no� �

Everything that can be done to save our baby I shall do�察�let it cost what it 

will。    To do what you sayyou don't realize itit would be as if I should 

kill the   child� ─    �In   the  end   the   agonized   woman   burst   into   tears。     ;Oh�察�

my poor little angel�        �My little savior� ─�

     George had never ceased sobbing while his mother spoke�察�at these last 

words his sobs became loud cries。               He struck the floor with his foot�察�he 

tore his hair�察�as if he were suffering from violent physical pain。                   ;Oh�察�oh�察�

oh� ─   �he   cried。    ;My     little  child�    �My     little  child� ─   �And     then�察  �in  a 

horrified whisper to himself�察 �I am a wretch�               �A criminal� ─�

     ;Madame�察─�said the   doctor�察 �you   must calm  yourself�察  �you must   both 

calm   yourselves。        You   will   not   help   out   the   situation   by   lamentations。 

You must learn to take it with calmness。; 

     Madame        Dupont     set   her   lips  together�察   �and    with    a  painful    effort 

recovered her self´control。          ;You are right�察�sir�察─�she said�察�in a low voice。 

;I ask your pardon�察�but if you only knew what that child means to me�                          �I 

lost   one   at   that   age。 I   am   an   old   woman�察  �I   am   a   widowI   had   hardly 

hoped   to   live   long   enough   to   be   a   grandmother。       But�察  �as   you   saywe 

must be calm。;         She turned to the young man�察 �Calm yourself�察�my son。 

It is a poor way to show our love for the child�察�to abandon ourselves to 



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tears。    Let   us   talk�察  �Doctor�察  �and   seriouslycoldly。   But   I   declare   to   you 

that   nothing   will   ever   induce   me   to   put   the   child   on   the   bottle�察  �when   I 

know that it might kill her。        That is all I can say。; 

     The doctor replied�此        �This isn't the first time that I find myself in the 

present situation。      Madame�察�I declare to you that alwaysALWAYS�察�you 

understandpersons   who   have   rejected   my   advice   have   had   reason   to 

repent it cruelly。; 

     ;The only thing of which I should repent; began the other。 

     ;You simply do not know�察─�interrupted the doctor�察 �what such a nurse 

is capable of。      You cannot imagine what bitterness legitimate bitterness�察�

you understandjoined to the rapacity�察�the cupidity�察�the mischief´making 

impulsemight inspire these people to do。              For them the BOURGEOIS is 

always somewhat of an enemy�察�and when they find themselves in position 

to avenge their inferiority�察�they are ferocious。; 

     ;But what could the woman do�拭─�

     ;What could she do�拭         �She could bring legal proceedings against you。; 

     ;But she is much too stupid to have that idea。; 

     ;Others will put it into her mind。; 

     ;She is too poor to pay the preliminary expenses。; 

     ;And   do   you   propose   then   to   profit   by   her   ignorance   and   stupidity�拭�

Besides�察�she could obtain judicial assistance。; 

     ;Why�察  �surely�察─  �exclaimed   Madame   Dupont�察   �such   a   thing   was   never 

heard of�     �Do you mean that�拭─�

     ;I know a dozen prosecutions of that sort�察�and always when there has 

been certainty�察�the parents have lost their case。; 

     ;But surely�察�Doctor�察�you must be mistaken�               �Not in a case like ours 

not when it is a question of saving the life of a poor little innocent� ─�

     ;Oftentimes exactly such facts have been presented。; 

     Here  George   broke   in。      ;I   can   give  you   the   dates   of   the   decisions。; 

He rose from his chair�察�glad of an opportunity to be useful。                   ;I have the 

books�察─�he said�察�and took one from the case and brought it to the doctor。 

     ;All of that is no use; interposed the mother。 

     But the doctor said to George�察 �You will be able to convince yourself。 

The   parents   have   been   forced   once   or   twice   to   pay   the   nurse   a   regular 



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income�察  �and   at   other   times   they   have   had   to   pay   her   an   indemnity�察  �of 

which the figure has varied between three and eight thousand francs。; 

     Madame Dupont was ready with a reply to this。                  ;Never fear�察�sir� �If 

there should be a suit�察�we should have a good lawyer。                We shall be able to 

pay and choose the bestand he would demand�察�without doubt�察�which of 

the two�察�the nurse or the child�察�has given the disease to the other。; 

     The   doctor   was   staring   at   her   in   horror。 ;Do   you   not   perceive   that 

would be a monstrous thing to do�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�I would not have to say it�察─�was the reply。               ;The lawyer would 

see to itis not that his profession�拭         �My  point is this�此�by one means or 

another he would make us win our case。; 

     ;And   the   scandal   that   would   result�察─  �replied   the   other。  ;Have   you 

thought of that�拭─�

     Here   George�察  �who   had   been   looking   over   his   law´books�察  �broke   in。 

;Doctor�察�permit me to give you a little information。               In cases of this sort�察�

the names are never printed。; 

     ;Yes�察�but they are spoken at the hearings。; 

     ;That's true。; 

     ;And are you certain that there will not be any newspaper to print the 

judgment�拭─�

     ;What won't they stoop to�察─�exclaimed Madame Dupont;those filthy 

journals� ─�

     ;Ah�察─  �said   the   other�察   �and   see   what   a   scandal�拭  �What   a   shame   it 

would be to you� ─�

     ;The doctor is right�察�mother�察─�exclaimed the young man。 

     But   Madame   Dupont   was   not   yet   convinced。        ;We   will   prevent   the 

woman from taking any steps�察�we will give her what she demands from 

us。; 

     ;But then�察─�said the other�察 �you will give yourselves up to the risk of 

blackmail。      I know a family which has been thus held up for over twelve 

years。; 

     ;If you will permit   me�察�Doctor�察─�said George�察�timidly�察 �she could   be 

made to sign a receipt。; 

     ;For payment in full�拭─�asked the doctor�察�scornfully。 



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     ;Even so。; 

     ;And then�察─�added his mother�察 �she would be more than delighted to 

go back to her country with a full purse。          She would be able to buy a little 

house   and   a   bit   of   groundin   that   country  one   doesn't   need   so   much   in 

order to live。; 

     At this moment there was a tap upon the door�察�and the nurse entered。 

She    was   a  country    woman�察    �robust�察  �rosy´cheeked�察    �fairly  bursting    with 

health。    When she spoke one got the impression that her voice was more 

than she could con
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