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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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