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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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