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health。 When she spoke one got the impression that her voice was more
than she could contain。 It did not belong in a drawing´room�察�but under
the open sky of her country home。 ;Sir�察─�she said�察�addressing the doctor�察�
;the baby is awake。;
;I will go and see her�察─�was the reply�察�and then to Madame Dupont�察�
;We will take up this conversation later on。;
;Certainly�察─�said the mother。 ;Will you have need of the nurse�拭─�
;No�察�Madame�察─�the doctor answered。
;Nurse�察─�said the mother�察 �sit down and rest。 Wait a minute�察�I wish to
speak to you。; As the doctor went out�察�she took her son to one side and
whispered to him�察 �I know the way to arrange everything。 If we let her
know what is the matter�察�and if she accepts�察�the doctor will have nothing
more to say。 Isn't that so�拭─�
;Obviously�察─�replied the son。
;I am going to promise that we will give her two thousand francs when
she goes away�察�if she will consent to continue nursing the child。;
;Two thousand francs�拭─�said the other。 ;Is that enough�拭─�
;I will see�察─�was the reply。 ;If she hesitates�察�I will go further。 Let
me attend to it。;
George nodded his assent�察�and Madame Dupont returned to the nurse。
;You know�察─�she said�察 �that our child is a little sick�拭─�
The other looked at her in surprise。 ;Why no�察�ma'am� ─�
;Yes�察─�said the grandmother。
;But�察�ma'am�察�I have taken the best of care of her�察�I have always kept
her proper。;
;I am not saying anything to the contrary�察─�said Madame Dupont�察 �but
the child is sick�察�the doctors have said it。;
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The nurse was not to be persuaded�察 �she thought they were getting
ready to scold her。 ;Humph�察─�she said�察 �that's a fine thingthe doctors� �
If they couldn't always find something wrong you'd say they didn't know
their business。;
;But our doctor is a great doctor�察�and you have seen yourself that our
child has some little pimples。;
;Ah�察�ma'am�察─�said the nurse�察 �that's the heatit's nothing but the heat
of the blood breaking out。 You don't need to bother yourself�察�I tell you
it's only the child's blood。 It's not my fault�察�I swear to you that she had
not lacked anything�察�and that I have always kept her proper。;
;I am not reproaching you;
;What is there to reproach me for�拭 �Oh�察�what bad luck� �She's tiny
the little oneshe's a bit feeble�察�but Lord save us�察�she's a city child� �And
she's getting along all right�察�I tell you。;
;No�察─�persisted Madame Dupont�察 �I tell youshe has got a cold in her
head�察�and she has an eruption at the back of the throat。;
;Well�察─ �cried the nurse�察 �angrily�察 �if she has�察 �it's because the doctor
scratched her with that spoon he put into her mouth wrong end first� �A
cold in the head�拭 �Yes�察�that's true�察�but if she has caught cold�察�I can't say
when�察 �I don't know anything about it nothing�察 �nothing at all。 I have
always kept her well covered�察�she's always had as much as three covers on
her。 The truth is�察�it was when you came�察�the time before last�察�you were
all the time insisting upon opening the windows in the house� ─�
;But once more I tell you�察─�cried Madame Dupont�察 �we are not putting
any blame on you。;
;Yes�察─�cried the woman�察�more vehemently。 ;I know what that kind of
talk means。 It's no usewhen you're a poor country woman。;
;What are you imagining now�拭─�demanded the other。
;Oh�察�that's all right。 It's no use when you're a poor country woman。;
;I repeat to you once more�察─ �cried Madame Dupont�察 �with difficulty
controlling her impatience�察 �we have nothing whatever to blame you for。;
But the nurse began to weep。 ;If I had known that anything like this
was coming to me;
;We have nothing to blame you for�察─ �declared the other。 ;We only
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wish to warn you that you might possibly catch the disease of the child。;
The woman pouted。 ;A cold in the head� ─�she exclaimed。 ;Well�察�if
I catch it�察�it won't be the first time。 I know how to blow my nose。;
;But you might also get the pimples。;
At this the nurse burst into laughter so loud that the bric´a´brac rattled。
;Oh�察�oh�察�oh� �Dear lady�察�let me tell you�察�we ain't city folks�察�we ain't�察�we
don't have such soft skins。 What sort of talk is that�拭�Pimpleswhat
difference would that make to poor folks like us�拭 �We don't have a white
complexion like the ladies of Paris。 We are out all day in the fields�察�in
the sun and the rain�察�instead of rubbing cold cream on our muzzles� �No
offense�察�ma'ambut I say if you're looking for an excuse to get rid of me�察�
you must get a better one than that。;
;Excuse� ─�exclaimed the other。 ;What in the world do you mean�拭─�
;Oh�察�I know� ─�said the nurse�察�nodding her head。
;But speak� ─�
;It's no use�察�when you're only a poor country woman。;
;I don't understand you� �I swear to you that I don't understand you� ─�
;Well�察─ �sneered the other�察 �I understand。; ;But thenexplain
yourself。;
;No�察�I don't want to say it。;
;But you must�察�I wish it。;
;Well;
;Go ahead。;
;I'm only a poor country woman�察 �but I am no more stupid than the
others�察�for all that。 I know perfectly well what your tricks mean。 Mr。
George here has been grumbling because you promised me thirty francs
more a month�察�if I came to Paris。; And then�察�turning upon the other�察�she
went on;But�察�sir�察�isn't it only natural�拭 �Don't I have to put my own child
away somewheres else�拭�And then�察�can my husband live on his appetite�拭�
We're nothing but poor country people�察�we are。;
;You are making a mistake�察�nurse�察─�broke in George。 ;It is nothing at
all of that sort�察 �mother is quite right。 I am so far from wanting to
reproach you�察�that�察�on the contrary�察�I think she had not promised enough�察�
and I want to make you�察 �for my part�察 �another promise。 When you go
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away�察�when baby is old enough to be weaned�察�by way of thanking you�察�we
wish to give you;
Madame Dupont broke in�察�hurriedly�察 �We wish to give you��over and
above your wages�察 �you understandwe wish to give you five hundred
francs�察�and perhaps a thousand�察�if the little one is altogether in good health。
You understand�拭─�
The nurse stared at her�察 �stupefied。 ;You will give me five hundred
francsfor myself�拭─ �She sought to comprehend the words。 ;But that was
not agreed�察�you don't have to do that at all。;
;No�察─�admitted Madame Dupont。
;But then�察─�whispered the nurse�察�half to herself�察 �that's not natural。;
;Yes�察─�the other hurried on�察 �it is because the baby will have need of
extra care。 You will have to take more trouble�察�you will have to give it
medicines�察�your task will be a little more delicate�察�a little more difficult。;
;Oh�察 �yes�察 �then it's so that I will be sure to take care of her�拭 �I
understand。;
;Then it's agreed�拭─�exclaimed Madame Dupont�察�with relief。
;Yes ma'am�察─�said the nurse。
;And you won't come later on to make reproaches to us�拭 �We
understand one another clearly�拭 �We have warned you that the child is
sick and that you could catch the disease。 Because of that�察�because of the
special need of care which she has�察�we promise you five hundred francs at
the end of the nursing。 That's all right�察�is it�拭�
;But�察�my lady�察─�cried the nurse�察�all her cupidity awakened�察 �you spoke
just now of a thousand francs。;
;Very well�察�then�察�a thousand francs。;
George passed behind the nurse and got his mother by the arm�察�
drawing her to one side。 ;It would be a mistake�察─�he whispered�察 �if we
did not make her sign an agreement to all that。;
His mother turned to the nurse。 ;In order that there may be no
misunderstanding about the sumyou see how it is�察�I had forgotten already
that I had spoken of a thousand francswe will draw up a little paper�察�and
you�察�on your part�察�will write one for us。;
;Very good�察 �ma'am�察─ �said the nurse�察 �delighted with the idea of so
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important a transaction。 ;Why�察 �it's just as you do when you rent a
house� ─�
;Here comes the doctor�察─�said the other。 ;Come�察�nurse�察�it is agreed�拭─�
;Yes�察�ma'am�察─�was the answer。 But all the same�察�as she went out she
hesitated and looked sharply first at the doctor�察�and then at George and his
mother。 She suspected that something was wrong�察�and she meant to find
out if she could。
The doctor seated himself in George's office chair�察 �as if to write a
prescription。 ;The child's conditi
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