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he demanded。 ;I appeal to thoseboth men and womenwho have
passed through colleges and boarding schools� �Such curiosities cannot be
smothered�察�and they satisfy themselves as best they can�察�basely�察�vilely。 I
tell you�察�sir�察�there is nothing immoral about the act which perpetuates life
by means of love。 But we organize around it�察 �so far as concerns our
children�察 �a gigantic and rigorous conspiracy of silence。 The worthy
citizen takes his daughter and his son to popular musical comedies�察�where
they listen to things which would make a monkey blush�察�but it is forbidden
to discuss seriously before the young that act of love which people seem to
think they should only know of through blasphemies and profanations� �
Either that act is a thing of which people can speak without blushingor
else�察�sir�察�it is a matter for the innuendoes of the cabaret and the witticisms
of the messroom� �Pornography is admitted�察 �but science is not� �I tell
you�察�sir�察�that is the thing which must be changed� �We must elevate the
soul of the young man by taking these facts out of the realm of mystery
and of slang。 We must awaken in him a pride in that creative power with
which each one of us is endowed。 We must make him understand that he
is a sort of temple in which is prepared the future of the race�察�and we must
teach him that he must transmit�察�intact�察�the heritage entrusted to himthe
precious heritage which has been built out of the tears and miseries and
sufferings of an interminable line of ancestors� ─�
So the doctor argued。 He brought forth case after case to prove that
the prostitute was what she was�察 �not because of innate vileness�察 �but
because of economic conditions。 It happened that the deputy came to
one of the clinics where he met Therese。 The doctor brought her into his
consulting room�察�after telling her that the imposing´looking gentleman was
a friend of the director of the opera�察�and might be able to recommend her
for a position on the stage to which she aspired。 ;Tell him all about
yourself�察─�he said�察 �how you live�察�and what you do�察�and what you would
like to do。 You will get him interested in you。;
So the poor girl retold the story of her life。 She spoke in a matter´of´
fact voice�察�and when she came to tell how she had been obliged to leave
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her baby in the foundling asylum�察�she was surprised that Monsieur Loches
showed horror。 ;What could I do�拭─�she demanded。 ;How could I have
taken care of it�拭─�
;Didn't you ever miss it�拭─�he asked。
;Of course I missed it。 But what difference did that make�拭 �It would
have died of hunger with me。;
;Still�察─�he said�察 �it was your child;
;It was the father's child�察�too�察�wasn't it�拭 �Much attention he paid to it� �
If I had been sure of getting money enough�察 �I would have put it out to
nurse。 But with the twenty´five or thirty francs a month I could have
earned as a servant�察�could I have paid for a baby�拭 �That's the situation a
girl facesso long as I wanted to remain honest�察�it was impossible for me
to keep my child。 You answer�察�perhaps�察�'You didn't stay honest anyway。'
That's true。 But thenwhen you are hungry�察 �and a nice young fellow
offers you dinner�察 �you'd have to be made of wood to refuse him。 Of
course�察�if I had had a tradebut I didn't have any。 So I went on the street´
´You know how it is。;
;Tell us about it�察─ �said the doctor。 ;This gentleman is from the
country。;
;Is that so�拭─�said the girl。 ;I never supposed there was anyone who
didn't know about such things。 Well�察�I took the part of a little working´
girl。 A very simple dressthings I had made especially for thata little
bundle in a black napkin carried in my handso I walked along where the
shops are。 It's tiresome�察�because to do it right�察�you have to patter along
fast。 Then I stop before a shop�察�and nine times out of ten�察�there you are� �
A funny thing is that the menyou'd imagine they had agreed on the words
to approach you with。 They have only two phrases�察�they never vary them。
It's either�察 �'You are going fast�察 �little one。' Or it's�察 �'Aren't you afraid all
alone��' One thing or the other。 One knows pretty well what they mean。
Isn't it so�拭─ �The girl paused�察�then went on。 ;Again�察�I would get myself
up as a young widow。 There�察�too�察�one has to walk fast�此 �I don't know
why that should be so�察�but it is。 After a minute or two of conversation�察�
they generally find out that I am not a young widow�察�but that doesn't make
any differencethey go on just the same。;
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;Who are the men�拭─ �asked the deputy。 ;Clerks�拭 �Traveling
salesmen�拭─�
;Not much�察─ �she responded。 ;I keep a lookout for gentlemenlike
yourself。;
;They SAY they are gentlemen�察─�he suggested。
;Sometimes I can see it�察─�was the response。 ;Sometimes they wear
orders。 It's funnyif they have on a ribbon when you first notice them�察�
they follow you�察�and prestothe ribbon is gone� �I always laugh over that。
I've watched them in the glass of the shop windows。 They try to look
unconcerned�察�but as they walk along they snap out the ribbon with their
thumbas one shells little peas�察�you know。;
She paused�察�then�察�as no one joined in her laugh�察�she continued�察 �Well�察�
at last the police got after me�察 �That's a story that I've never been able to
understand。 Those filthy men gave me a nasty disease�察�and then I was to
be shut in prison for it� �That was a little too much�察�it seems to me。;
;Well�察─�said the doctor�察�grimly�察 �you revenged yourself on them from
what you have told me。;
The other laughed。 ;Oh�察 �yes�察─ �she said。 ;I had my innings。; She
turned to Monsieur Loches。 ;You want me to tell you that�拭�Well�察�just on
the very day I learned that the police were after me�察�I was coming home
furious�察 �naturally。 It was on the Boulevard St。 Denis�察 �if you know the
placeand whom do you think I met�拭 �My old masterthe one who got
me into trouble�察 �you know。 There it was�察 �God's own will� �I said to
myself�察�'Now�察�my good fellow�察�here's the time where you pay me what you
owe me�察�and with interest�察�too��' I put on a little smileoh�察�it didn't take
very long�察�you may be sure� ─�
The woman paused�察 �her face darkened�察 �and she went on�察 �in a voice
trembling with agitation�此 �When I had left him�察�I was seized with a rage。
A sort of madness got into my blood。 I took on all the men who offered
themselves�察�for whatever they offered me�察�for nothing�察�if they didn't offer
me anything。 I took as many as I could�察 �the youngest ones and the
handsomest ones。 Just so� �I only gave them back what they had given
to me。 And since that time I haven't really cared about anyone any more。
I just turned it all into a joke。; She paused�察 �and then looking at the
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deputy�察�and reading in his face the horror with which he was regarding her�察�
;Oh�察 �I am not the only one� ─ �she exclaimed。 ;There are lots of other
women who do the same。 To be sure�察 �it is not for vengeanceit is
because they must have something to eat。 For even if you have syphilis�察�
you have to eat�察�don't you�拭 �Eh�拭─�
She had turned to the doctor�察�but he did not answer。 There was a long
silence�察�and then thinking that his friend�察�the deputy�察�had heard enough for
one session�察�the doctor rose。 He dismissed the woman�察�the cause of all
George Dupont's misfortunes�察�and turning to Monsieur Loches�察�said�此 �It
was on purpose that I brought that wretched prostitute before you。 In her
the whole story is summed upnot merely the story of your son´in´law�察�
but that of all the victims of the red plague。 That woman herself is a
victim�察�and she is a symbol of the evil which we have created and which
falls upon our own heads again。 I could add nothing to her story�察�I only
ask you�察�Monsieur Locheswhen next you are proposing new laws in the
Chamber of Deputies�察�not to forget the horrors which that poor woman has
exposed to you� ─�
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