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;I remember the poor devil had a paralysis soon after�察─�continued the
friend�察�quite carelessly。 ;He could not steer any more�察�and also he lost
his voice。 When you met him he would look at you as it he thought he
was talking�察�but all he could say was 'Ga´ga´ga'。;
George went away from this conversation in a cold sweat。 He told
himself over and over again that he was a fool�察�but still he could not get
the hellish idea out of his mind。 He found himself brooding over it all
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day and lying awake at night�察�haunted by images of himself in a wheel´
chair�察 �and without any hair on his head。 He realized that the sensible
thing would be for him to go to a doctor and make certain about his
condition�察 �but he could not bring himself to face the ordealhe was
ashamed to admit to a doctor that he had laid himself open to such a taint。
He began to lose the radiant expression from his round and rosy face。
He had less appetite�察�and his moods of depression became so frequent that
he could not hide then even from Henriette。 She asked him once or twice
if there were not something the matter with him�察�and he laugheda forced
and hurried laughand told her that he had sat up too late the night before�察�
worrying over the matter of his examinations。 Oh�察�what a cruel thing it
was that a man who stood in the very gateway of such a garden of delight
should be tormented and made miserable by this loathsome idea� �
The disturbing symptom still continued�察 �and so at last George
purchased a medical book�察�dealing with the subject of the disease。 Then�察�
indeed�察 �he opened up a chamber of horrors�察 �he made up his mind an
abiding place of ghastly images。 In the book there were pictures of
things so awful that he turned white�察�and trembled like a leaf�察�and had to
close the volume and hide it in the bottom of his trunk。 But he could not
banish the pictures from his mind。 Worst of all�察�he could not forget the
description of the first symptom of the disease�察 �which seemed to
correspond exactly with his own。 So at last he made up his mind he must
ascertain definitely the truth about his condition。
He began to think over plans for seeing a doctor。 He had heard
somewhere a story about a young fellow who had fallen into the hands of
a quack�察�and been ruined forever。 So he decided that he would consult
only the best authority。
He got the names of the best´known works on the subject from a
bookstore�察�and found that the author of one of these books was practicing
in Paris as a specialist。 Two or three days elapsed before he was able to
get up the courage to call on this doctor。 And oh�察�the shame and horror of
sitting in his waiting´room with the other people�察�none of whom dared to
look each other in the eyes� �They must all be afflicted�察�George thought�察�
and he glanced at them furtively�察 �looking for the various symptoms of
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which he had read。 Or were there�察 �perhaps�察 �some like himselfmerely
victims of a foolish error�察�coming to have the hag of dread pulled from off
their backs�拭�
And then suddenly�察�while he was speculating�察�there stood the doctor�察�
signaling to him。 His turn had come� �
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CHAPTER II
The doctor was a man about forty years of age�察 �robust�察 �with every
appearance of a strong character。 In the buttonhole of the frock coat he
wore was a red rosette�察 �the decoration of some order。 Confused and
nervous as George was�察�he got a vague impression of the physician's richly
furnished office�察�with its bronzes�察�marbles and tapestries。
The doctor signaled to the young man to be seated in the chair before
his desk。 George complied�察�and then�察�as he wiped away the perspiration
from his forehead�察�stammered out a few words�察�explaining his errand。 Of
course�察�he said�察�it could not be true�察�but it was a man's duty not to take any
chances in such a matter。 ;I have not been a man of loose life�察─�he added�察�
;I have not taken so many chances as other men。;
The doctor cut him short with the brief remark that one chance was all
that was necessary。 Instead of discussing such questions�察�he would make
an examination。 ;We do not say positively in these cases until we have
made a blood test。 That is the one way to avoid the possibility of
mistake。;
A drop of blood was squeezed out of George's finger on to a little glass
plate。 The doctor retired to an adjoining room�察�and the victim sat alone
in the office�察 �deriving no enjoyment from the works of art which
surrounded him�察�but feeling like a prisoner who sits in the dock with his
life at stake while the jury deliberates。
The doctor returned�察 �calm and impassive�察 �and seated himself in his
office´chair。
;Well�察�doctor�拭─�asked George。 He was trembling with terror。
;Well�察─�was the reply�察 �there is no doubt whatever。;
George wiped his forehead。 He could not credit the words。 ;No
doubt whatever�拭 �In what sense�拭─�
;In the bad sense�察─�said the other。
He began to write a prescription�察 �without seeming to notice how
George turned page with terror。 ;Come�察─ �he said�察 �after a silence�察 �you
must have known the truth pretty well。;
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;No�察�no�察�sir� ─�exclaimed George。
;Well�察─�said the other�察 �you have syphilis。;
George was utterly stunned。 ;My God� ─�he exclaimed。
The doctor�察�having finished his prescription�察�looked up and observed
his condition。 ;Don't trouble yourself�察�sir。 Out of every seven men you
meet upon the street�察�in society�察�or at the theater�察�there is at least one who
has been in your condition。 One out of sevenfifteen per cent� ─�
George was staring before him。 He spoke low�察 �as if to himself。 ;I
know what I am going to do。;
;And I know also�察─ �said the doctor�察 �with a smile。 ;There is your
prescription。 You are going to take it to the drugstore and have it put up。;
George took the prescription�察�mechanically�察�but whispered�察 �No�察�sir。;
;Yes�察�sir�察�you are going to do as everybody else does。;
;No�察�because my situation is not that of everybody else。 I know what
I am going to do。;
Said the doctor�此 �Five times out of ten�察 �in the chair where you are
sitting�察 �people talk like that�察 �perfectly sincerely。 Each one believes
himself more unhappy than all the others�察�but after thinking it over�察�and
listening to me�察 �they understand that this disease is a companion with
whom one can live。 Just as in every household�察�one gets along at the cost
of mutual concessions�察 �that's all。 Come�察 �sir�察 �I tell you again�察 �there is
nothing about it that is not perfectly ordinary�察�perfectly natural�察�perfectly
common�察 �it is an accident which can happen to any one。 It is a great
mistake that people speak if this as the 'French Disease��' for there is none
which is more universal。 Under the picture of this disease�察 �addressing
myself to those who follow the oldest profession in the world�察 �I would
write the famous phrase�此 �'Here is your master。 It is�察�it was�察�or it must
be。';
George was putting the prescription into the outside pocket of his coat�察�
stupidly�察�as if he did not know what he was doing。 ;But�察�sir�察─�he exclaimed�察�
;I should have been spared� ─�
;Why�拭─ �inquired the other。 ;Because you are a man of position�察�
because you are rich�拭 �Look around you�察�sir。 See these works of art in
my room。 Do you imagine that such things have been presented to me by
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chimney´sweeps�拭─�
;But�察 �Doctor�察─ �cried George�察 �with a moan�察 �I have never been a
libertine。 There was never any one�察�you understand me�察�never any one
could have been more careful in his pleasures。 If I were to tell you that
in all my life I have only had two mistresses�察�what would you answer to
that�拭─�
;I would answer�察�that a single one would have been sufficient to bring
you to me。;
;No�察 �sir� ─ �cried George。 ;It could not have been either of those
women。; He went on to tell the doctor about his first mistress�察�and then
about Lizette。 Finally he told about Henriette�察�how much he adored her。
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