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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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