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that they are expiating it。 No�察�sir�察�let me hear no more of that hypocrisy。 

Recall   your   own   youth�察  �sir。      That   which   afflicts   your   son´in´law�察  �you 

have   deserved   it   just   as   much   as   hemore   than   he�察  �perhaps。   Therefore�察�

have     pity  on   him�察   �have   for   him   the   toleration    which    the   unpunished 

criminal ought to have   for   the   criminal less   fortunate   than   himself   upon 

whom the penalty has fallen。            Is that not so�拭─�

     Monsieur Loches had been listening to this discourse with the feeling 

of a thief before the bar。        There was nothing that he could answer。                ;Sir�察─�

he stammered�察 �as you present this thing to me; 

     ;But am I not right�拭─�insisted the doctor。 

     ;Perhaps you are�察─�the other admitted。               ;ButI cannot say all that to 

my daughter�察�to persuade her to go back to her husband。; 

     ;You can give her other arguments�察─�was the answer。 

     ;What arguments�察�in God's name�拭─�

     ;There   is   no   lack   of   them。    You   will   say   to   her   that   a   separation 

would be a misfortune for all�察�that her husband is the only one in the world 

who would be devoted enough to help her save her child。                     You will say to 

her that out of the ruins of her first happiness she can build herself another 



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structure�察�far stronger。 And�察�sir�察�you will add to that whatever your good 

heart may suggestand we will arrange so that the next child of the pair 

shall be sound and vigorous。; 

     Monsieur Loches received this announcement with the same surprise 

that George himself had manifested。             ;Is that possible�拭─�he asked。 

     The doctor cried�此        �Yes�察�yes�察�yesa thousand times yes�              �There is a 

phrase which I repeat on every occasion�察�and which I would wish to post 

upon   the   walls。    It   is   that   syphilis   is   an   imperious   mistress�察  �who   only 

demands   that   one   should   recognize   her   power。   She   is   terrible   for   those 

who     think    her   insignificant�察   �and   gentle    with    those   who    know     how 

dangerous   she   is。     You   know   that   kind   of   mistresswho   is   only   vexed 

when   she   is   neglected。      You   may   tell   this   to   your   daughteryou   will 

restore   her   to   the   arms   of   her   husband�察  �from   whom   she   has   no   longer 

anything to fear�察�and I will guarantee that you will be a happy grandfather 

two years from now。; 

     Monsieur       Loches     at  last   showed     that   he   was    weakened       in  his 

resolution。 

     ;Doctor�察─     �he  said�察   �I  do   not   know    that   I  can   ever   go   so  far  as 

forgiveness�察�but I promise you that I will do no irreparable act�察�and that I 

will not oppose a reconciliation if after the lapse of some timeI cannot 

venture   to   say   how   longmy   poor   child   should   make   up   her   mind   to   a 

reconciliation。; 

     ;Very   good�察─     �said  the   other。   ;But    let  me   add    this�此 �If   you   have 

another daughter�察�take care to avoid the fault which you committed when 

you married off the first。; 

     ;But�察─�said the old man�察 �I did not know。; 

     ;Ah�察�surely� ─�cried the other。          ;You did not know�          �You are a father�察�

and    you    did   not   know�     �You     are   a  deputy�察   �you    have   assumed      the 

responsibility and the honor of making our lawsand you did not know� �

You are ignorant about   syphilis�察�just   as you   probably are  ignorant   about 

alcoholism and tuberculosis。; 

     ;No�察─�exclaimed the other�察�quickly。 

     ;Very well�察─�said the doctor�察 �I will leave you out�察�if you wish。 I am 

talking of the others�察�the five hundred�察�and I don't know how many more�察�



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who     are   there   in  the  Chamber       of  Deputies�察    �and   who    call   themselves 

representatives of the people。            They are not able to find a single hour to 

discuss   these   three   cruel   gods�察  �to   which   egotism   and   indifference   make 

every     day   such    frightful   human      sacrifices。    They     have    not   sufficient 

leisure     to   combat     this   ferocious     trinity�察  �which     destroys     every    day 

thousands      of   lives。  Alcoholism�       �It   would     be  necessary     to  forbid    the 

manufacture of poisons�察�and to restrict the number of licenses�察�but as one 

has fear of the great distillers�察�who are rich and powerful�察�and of the little 

dealers�察    �who     are   the   masters    of   universal     suffrage�察   �one    puts   one's 

conscience to sleep by lamenting the immorality of the working´class�察�and 

publishing      little  pamphlets      and   sermons。     Imbeciles�      �  。  。Tuberculosis� �

Everybody        knows     the   true   remedy�察     �which    would     be   the   paying     of 

sufficient wages�察�and the tearing down of the filthy tenements into which 

the   laborers   are   packed   those   who   are   the   most   useful   and   the   most 

unfortunate   among   our   population�           �But   needless   to   say�察  �no   one   wants 

that remedy�察�so we go round begging the workingmen not to spit on the 

sidewalks。   Wonderful�          �But   syphiliswhy   do   you   not   occupy   yourself 

with that�拭     �Why�察�since you have ministers whose duty it is to attend to all 

sorts of things�察�do you not have a minister to attend to the public health�拭─�

     ;My   dear   Doctor�察─  �responded   Monsieur   Loches�察   �you   fall   into             the 

French   habit   of   considering   the   government   as   the   cause   of   all   evils。 

Show us the   way�察  �you   learned   gentlemen�            �Since   that   is   a   matter   about 

which   you   are   informed�察  �and   we   are   ignorant�察  �begin   by   telling   us   what 

measures you believe to be necessary。; 

     ;Ah�察  �ah� ─  �exclaimed   the   other。      ;That's   fine�察  �indeed�     �It   was   about 

eighteen      years   ago    that  a  project    of   that  nature�察   �worked     out   by   the 

Academy of Medicine�察�and approved by it UNANIMOUSLY�察�was sent to 

the proper minister。        We have not yet heard his reply。; 

     ;You       really     believe�察─    �inquired      Monsieur        Loches�察     �in    some 

bewilderment�察 �you believe that there are some measures; 

     ;Sir�察─  �broke   in   the   doctor�察   �before   we   get   though�察  �you   are   going   to 

suggest some measures yourself。               Let me tell you what happened today。 

When I received your card I did not know that you were the father´in´law 

of George Dupont。           I say that you were a deputy�察�and I thought that you 



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wanted to get some information about these matters。               There was a woman 

patient waiting to see me�察�and I kept her in my waiting´roomsaying to 

myself�察 �This is just the sort of person that our deputies ought to talk to。; 

     The   doctor   paused   for   a   moment�察  �then   continued�此     �Be   reassured�察  �I 

will take care of your nerves。         This patient has no trouble that is apparent 

to   the   eye。  She   is   simply   an   illustration   of   the   argument   I   have   been 

advancingthat        our    worst    enemy      is   ignorance。       Ignoranceyou 

understand me�拭       �Since I have got you here�察�sir�察�I am going to hold you 

until I have managed to cure a little of your ignorance�              �For I tell you�察�sir�察�

it is a thing which drives me to distractionwe MUST do something about 

these conditions�       �Take this case�察�for example。         Here is a woman who is 

very seriously infected。       I told herwell�察�wait�察�you shall see for yourself。 

     The doctor   went to the door   and summoned   into the   room a   woman 

whom Monsieur Loches had noticed waiting there。                   She was verging on 

old age�察�small�察�frail�察�and ill´nourished in appearance�察�poorly dressed�察�and 

yet with a suggestion of refinement about her。              She stood near the door�察�

twisting her hands together nervously�察�and shrinking from the gaze of the 

strange gentleman。        The doctor began in an angry voice。             ;Did I not tell 

you to come and see me once every eight days�拭               �Is that not true�拭─�

     The woman answered�察�in a faint voice�察 �Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;Well�察─�he exclaimed�察 �and how long has it been since you were here�拭─�

     ;Three months�察�sir。; 

     ;Three months�        �And you believe that   I can take care of you   under 

such conditions�拭       �I give you up�      �Do you understand�拭         �You discourage 

me�察�you discourage me。;          There was a pause。        Then�察�seeing the woman's 

suffering�察�he began�察�in a gentler tone�察 �Come now�察�what is the reason that 

you have not come�拭         �Didn't you know that you have a serious disease 

most serious�拭─�

     ;Oh�察  �yes�察  �sir�察─  �replied   the   woman�察   �I   know   that   very  wellsince   my 

husband died of it。; 

     The   doctor's   voice   bore   once   again   its   note   of   pity。 ;Your   husband 

died of it�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;He took no care of himself�拭─�



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     ;No�察�sir。; 

     ;And was not that a warning to you�拭─�

     ;Doctor�察─�the woman replied�察 �I would ask nothing better than to come 

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