嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
栽怩弌傍利 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

damaged goods(鱒撒阻議麗瞳)-及16何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��



prescription。      ;The child's condition remains the same�察─�he said�察 �nothing 

disturbing。; 

     ;Doctor�察─�said   Madame   Dupont�察 �gravely�察   �from  now  on�察 �you   will   be 

able to devote your attention to the baby and the nurse without any scruple。 

During   your   absence   we   have   arranged   matters   nicely。           The   nurse   has 

been     informed     about    the  situation�察   �and   she   does   not   mind。     She    has 

agreed to accept an indemnity�察�and the amount has been stated。; 

     But   the   doctor   did   not   take   these   tidings   as   the   other   had   hoped   he 

might。     He replied�此       �The malady which the nurse will almost inevitably 

contract     in  feeding    the   child   is  too  grave    in  its  consequences。       Such 

consequences   might   go   as   far   as   complete   helplessness�察  �even   as   far   as 

death。     So I say that the indemnity�察�whatever it might be�察�would not pay 

the damage。; 

     ;But�察─�exclaimed the other�察 �she accepts it�              �She is mistress of herself�察�

and she has the right; 

     ;I am  not   at   all   certain that   she has the   right to sell   her   own   health。 

And I am certain that she has not the right to sell the health of her husband 

and   her   children。     If   she   becomes   infected�察  �it   is   nearly   certain   that   she 

will    communicate       the   disease    to  them�察   �the  health    and   the  life  of   the 

children   she   might   have   later   on   would   be   greatly  compromised。          Such 

things   she   cannot   possibly   sell。     Come�察  �madame�察  �you   must   see   that   a 

bargain of this sort isn't possible。         If the evil has not been done�察�you must 

do everything to avoid it。; 

     ;Sir�察─�protested the mother�察�wildly�察 �you do not defend our interests� ─�

     ;Madame�察─�was the reply�察 �I defend those who are weakest。; 

     ;If we had called in our own physician�察�who knows us�察─�she protested�察�



                                                 61 


´ Page 62´

             Damaged Goods�察�The Great Play ;Les Avaries; of Eugene Brieux Novelized 



;he would have taken sides with us。; 

     The doctor rose�察�with a severe look on his face。              ;I doubt it�察─�he said�察�

;but there is still time to call him。; 

     George broke in with a cry of distress。           ;Sir�察�I implore you� ─�

     And the mother in turn cried。           ;Don't abandon us�察�sir�        �You ought to 

make   allowances�        �If   you   knew  what   that   child   is   to   me� �I   tell   you   it 

seems to me as if I had waited for her coming in order to die。                   Have pity 

upon us�      �Have pity upon her�          �You speak of the weakestit is not she 

who is   the   weakest�拭     �You have   seen her�察 �you have   seen that poor little 

baby�察   �so   emaciated�     �You     have   seen   what    a  heap   of  suffering    she  is 

already�察�and cannot that inspire in you any sympathy�拭                  �I pray you�察�sirI 

pray you� ─�

     ;I pity her�察─�said the doctor�察 �I would like to save herand I will do 

everything for her。       But do not ask me to sacrifice to a feeble infant�察�with 

an uncertain and probably unhappy life�察�the health of a sound and robust 

woman。       It is useless for us to continue such a discussion as that。; 

     Whereupon        Madame      Dupont     leaped    up   in  sudden     frenzy。   ;Very 

Well� ─�she exclaimed。          ;I will not follow your counsels�察�I will not listen 

to you� ─�

     Said the doctor in a solemn voice�此             �There is already some one here 

who regrets that he did not listen to me。; 

     ;Yes�察─�moaned George�察 �to my misfortune�察�to the misfortune of all of 

us。; 

     But Madame Dupont was quite beside herself。                 ;Very well� ─�she cried。 

;If it is a fault�察�if it is a crime�察�if I shall have to suffer remorse for it in this 

life�察�and all the punishments in the life to comeI accept it all for myself 

alone�     �Myself alone�察 �I take   that   responsibility�        �It   is   frightfully  heavy�察�

but   I   accept   it。 I   am   profoundly   a   Christian   sir�察  �I   believe   in   eternal 

damnation�察�but to save my little child I consent to lose my soul forever。 

Yes�察�my mind is made upI will do everything to save that life�                  �Let God 

judge me�察�and if he condemns me�察�so much the worse for me� ─�

     The doctor answered�此          �That responsibility is one which I cannot let 

you take�察�for it will be necessary that I should accept my part�察�and I refuse 

it。; 



                                                62 


´ Page 63´

             Damaged Goods�察�The Great Play ;Les Avaries; of Eugene Brieux Novelized 



     ;What will you do�拭─�

     ;I   shall  warn    the   nurse。   I   shall  inform    her   exactly�察  �completely 

something which you have not done�察�I feel sure。; 

     ;What�拭─�cried Madame Dupont�察�wildly。                 ;You�察�a doctor�察�called into a 

family which gives you its entire confidence�察�which hands over to you its 

most terrible secrets�察�its most horrible miseriesyou would betray them�拭─�

     ;It is not a betrayal�察─�replied the man�察�sternly。           ;It is something which 

the law commands�察�and even if the law were silent�察�I would not permit a 

family of worthy people to go astray so far as to commit a crime。                    Either 

I give up the case�察�or you have the nursing of the child stopped。; 

     ;You threaten�       �You threaten� ─�cried the woman�察�almost frantic。 ;You 

abuse the power which your knowledge gives you�                     �You know that it is 

you   whose   attention   we   need   by   that   little   cradle�察  �you   know   that   we 

believe in you�察�and you threaten to abandon us� �Your abandonment means 

the   death   of   the   child�察  �perhaps�  �And   if   I   listen   to   you�察  �if   we   stop   the 

nursing of the childthat also means her death� ─�

     She   flung   up   her   hands   like   a   mad   creature。  ;And   yet   there   is   no 

other means�       �Ah�察�my God�         �Why do you not let it be possible for me to 

sacrifice myself�拭       �I would wish nothing more than to be able to do itif 

only you might take my old body�察�my old flesh�察�my old bonesif only I 

might serve for something�           �How quickly would I consent that it should 

infect   methis   atrocious   malady�   �How   I   would   offer   myself   to   itwith 

what   joys�察  �with   what   delightshowever   disgusting�察  �however   frightful   it 

might be�察�however much to be dreaded�               �Yes�察�I would take it without fear�察�

without regret�察�if my poor old empty breasts might still give to the child 

the milk which would preserve its life� ─�

     She   stopped�察  �and   George   sprang   suddenly  from  his   seat�察  �and   fled   to 

her and flung himself down upon his knees before her�察�mingling his sobs 

and tears with hers。 

     The   doctor   rose   and   moved   about   the   room�察  �unable   any   longer   to 

control   his   distress。    ;Oh�察  �the   poor   people� ─  �he   murmured   to   himself。 

;The poor�察�poor people� ─�

     The storm passed�察�and Madame Dupont�察�who was a woman of strong 

character�察�got herself together。         Facing the doctor again�察�she said�察 �Come�察�



                                                63 


´ Page 64´

             Damaged Goods�察�The Great Play ;Les Avaries; of Eugene Brieux Novelized 



sir�察�tell us what we have to do。; 

     ;You must stop the nursing�察�and keep the woman here as a dry nurse�察�

in order that she may not go away to carry the disease elsewhere。                 Do not 

exaggerate to yourself the danger which will result to the child。                I am�察�in 

truth�察  �extremely   moved   by   your   suffering�察  �and   I   will   do   everythingI 

swear   it   to   youthat   your   baby   may   recover   as   quickly   as   possible   its 

perfect health。     I hope to succeed�察�and that soon。           And now I must leave 

you until tomorrow。; 

     ;Thank you�察�Doctor�察�thank you�察─�said Madame Dupont�察�faintly。 

     The   young   man   rose   and   accompanied   the   doctor   to   the   door。    He 

could not bring himself to speak�察�but stood hanging his head until the other 

was gone。      Then he came to his mother。            He sought to embrace her�察�but 

she repelled himwithout violence�察�but firmly。 

     Her son stepped back and put his hands over his face。               ;Forgive me� ─�

he said�察�in a broken voice。        ;Are we not unhappy enough�察�without hating 

each other�拭─�

     His mother answered�此          �God has punished you for your debauch by 

striking at your child。; 

     But�察�grief´stricken   as   the   young   man   was�察  �he   could   not   believe   that。 

;Impossible� ─�he said。         ;There is not even a man sufficiently wicked or 

unjust to commit the act which you attribute to your God� ─�

     ;Yes�察─�said his mother�察�sadly�察 �you believe in nothing。; 

     ;I believe in no such God as that�察─�he answered。 

     A silence followed。        When it was broken�察�it was by the entrance of 

the nurse。     She had opened the door of the room and had been standing 

there    for   some    moments�察     �unheeded。      Finally     she   stepped    forward。 

;Madame�察─�she said�察 �I have thought it over�察�I would rather go back to my 

home at once�察�and have only the five hundred francs。; 

     Madame Dupont stared at her in consternation。               ;What is that you are 

saying�拭    �You want to return to your home�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�ma'am�察─�was the answer。 

     ;But�察─�cried George�察 �only ten minutes ago you were not thinking of 

it。; 

     ;What has happened since then�拭─�demanded Madame Dupont。 



                                               64 


´ Page 65´

             Damaged Goods�察�The Great Play ;Les Avaries; of Eugene Brieux Novelized 



     ;I have thought it over。; 

     
卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��