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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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