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about Lizette。 Finally he told about Henriette�察�how much he adored her。
He could really use such a wordhe loved her most tenderly。 She was so
goodand he had thought himself so lucky� �
As he went on�察 �he could hardly keep from going to pieces。 ;I had
everything�察─�he exclaimed�察 �everything a man needed� �All who knew me
envied me。 And then I had to let those fellows drag me off to that
miserable supper´party� �And now here I am� �My future is ruined�察�my
whole existence poisoned� �What is to become of me�拭 �Everybody will
avoid meI shall be a pariah�察�a leper� ─�
He paused�察 �and then in sudden wild grief exclaimed�察 �Come�察 �now� �
Would it not be better that I should take myself out of the way�拭�At least�察�I
should not suffer any more。 You see that there could not be any one
more unhappy than myselfnot any one�察 �I tell you�察 �sir�察 �not any one� ─�
Completely overcome�察�he began to weep in his handkerchief。
The doctor got up�察�and went to him。 ;You must be a man�察─�he said�察�
;and not cry like a child。;
;But sir�察─�cried the young man�察�with tears running down his cheeks�察 �if
I had led a wild life�察�if I had passed my time in dissipation with chorus
girls�察�then I could understand it。 Then I would say that I had deserved it。;
The doctor exclaimed with emphasis�察 �No�察�no� �You would not say it。
However�察�it is of no mattergo on。;
;I tell you that I would say it。 I am honest�察�and I would say that I had
deserved it。 But no�察�I have worked�察�I have been a regular grind。 And
now�察 �when I think of the shame that is in store for me�察 �the disgusting
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things�察�the frightful catastrophes to which I am condemned;
;What is all this you are telling me�拭─�asked the doctor�察�laughing。
;Oh�察�I know�察�I know� ─�cried the other�察�and repeated what his friend had
told him about the man in a wheel´chair。 ;And they used to call me
handsome Raoul� �That was my namehandsome Raoul� ─�
;Now�察 �my dear sir�察─�said the doctor�察�cheerfully�察 �wipe your eyes one
last time�察 �blow your nose�察 �put your handkerchief into your pocket�察 �and
hear me dry´eyed。;
George obeyed mechanically。 ;But I give you fair warning�察─�he said�察�
;you are wasting your time。;
;I tell you; began the other。
;I know exactly what you are going to tell me� ─�cried George。
;Well�察 �in that case�察 �there is nothing more for you to do here run
along。;
;Since I am here�察─�said the patient submissively�察 �I will hear you。;
;Very well�察 �then。 I tell you that if you have the will and the
perseverance�察�none of the things you fear will happen to you。;
;Of course�察�it is your duty to tell me that。;
;I will tell you that there are one hundred thousand like you in Paris�察�
alert�察�and seemingly well。 Come�察�take what you were just sayingwheel´
chairs。 One doesn't see so many of them。;
;No�察�that's true�察─�said George。
;And besides�察─ �added the doctor�察 �a good many people who ride in
them are not there for the cause you think。 There is no more reason why
you should be the victim of a catastrophe than any of the one hundred
thousand。 The disease is serious�察�nothing more。;
;You admit that it is a serious disease�拭─�argued George。
;Yes。;
;One of the most serious�拭─�
;Yes�察�but you have the good fortune;
;The GOOD fortune�拭─�
;Relatively�察�if you please。 You have the good fortune to be infected
with one of the diseases over which we have the most certain control。;
;Yes�察 �yes�察─ �exclaimed George�察 �but the remedies are worse than the
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disease。;
;You deceive yourself�察─�replied the other。
;You are trying to make me believe that I can be cured�拭─�
;You can be。;
;And that I am not condemned�拭─�
;I swear it to you。;
;You are not deceiving yourself�察�you are not deceiving me�拭 �Why�察�I
was told;
The doctor laughed�察�contemptuously。 ;You were told�察�you were told� �
I'll wager that you know the laws of the Chinese concerning party´walls。;
;Yes�察�naturally�察─�said George。 ;But I don't see what they have to do
with it。;
;Instead of teaching you such things�察─ �was the reply�察 �it would have
been a great deal better to have taught you about the nature and cause of
diseases of this sort。 Then you would have known how to avoid the
contagion。 Such knowledge should be spread abroad�察�for it is the most
important knowledge in the world。 It should be found in every
newspaper。;
This remark gave George something of a shock�察 �for his father had
owned a little paper in the provinces�察�and he had a sudden vision of the
way subscribers would have fallen off�察�if he had printed even so much as
the name of this vile disease。
;And yet�察─�pursued the doctor�察 �you publish romances about adultery� ─�
;Yes�察─�said George�察 �that's what the readers want。;
;They don't want the truth about venereal diseases�察─ �exclaimed the
other。 ;If they knew the full truth�察 �they would no longer think that
adultery was romantic and interesting。;
He went on to give his advice as to the means of avoiding such
diseases。 There was really but one rule。 It was�此 �To love but one
woman�察�to take her as a virgin�察�and to love her so much that she would
never deceive you。 ;Take that from me�察─�added the doctor�察 �and teach it
to your son�察�when you have one。;
George's attention was caught by this last sentence。
;You mean that I shall be able to have children�拭─�he cried。
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;Certainly�察─�was the reply。
;Healthy children�拭─�
;I repeat it to you�察�if you take care of yourself properly for a long time�察�
conscientiously�察�you have little to fear。;
;That's certain�拭─�
;Ninety´nine times out of a hundred。;
George felt as if he had suddenly emerged from a dungeon。 ;Why�察�
then�察─�he exclaimed�察 �I shall be able to marry� ─�
;You will be able to marry�察─�was the reply。
;You are not deceiving me�拭 �You would not give me that hope�察�you
would not expose me�拭 �How soon will I be able to marry�拭─�
;In three or four years�察─�said the doctor。
;What� ─�cried George in consternation。 ;In three or four years�拭�Not
before�拭─�
;Not before。;
;How is that�拭 �Am I going to be sick all that time�拭 �Why�察�you told
me just now;
Said the doctor�此 �The disease will no longer be dangerous to you�察�
yourselfbut you will be dangerous to others。;
;But�察─�the young man cried�察�in despair�察 �I am to be married a month
from now。;
;That is impossible。;
;But I cannot do any differently。 The contract is ready� �The banns
have been published� �I have given my word� ─�
;Well�察�you are a great one� ─�the doctor laughed。 ;Just now you were
looking for your revolver� �Now you want to be married within the
month。;
;But�察�Doctor�察�it is necessary� ─�
;But I forbid it。;
;As soon as I knew that the disease is not what I imagined�察�and that I
could be cured�察�naturally I didn't want to commit suicide。 And as soon as I
make up my mind not to commit suicide�察�I have to take up my regular life。
I have to keep my engagements�察�I have to get married。;
;No�察─�said the doctor。
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;Yes�察�yes� ─�persisted George�察�with blind obstinacy。 ;Why�察�Doctor�察�if
I didn't marry it would be a disaster。 You are talking about something
you don't understand。 I�察 �for my partit is not that I am anxious to be
married。 As I told you�察 �I had almost a second family。 Lizette's little
brothers adored me。 But it is my aunt�察�an old maid�察�and�察�also�察�my mother is
crazy about the idea。 If I were to back out now�察�she would die of chagrin。
My aunt would disinherit me�察 �and she is the one who has the family
fortune。 Then�察�too�察�there is my father´in´law�察�a regular dragoon for his
principlessevere�察�violent。 He never makes a joke of serious things�察�and
I tell you it would cost me dear�察�terribly dear。 And�察�besides�察�I have given
my word。;
;You must take back your word。;
;You still insist�拭─�exclaimed George�察�in despair。 ;But then�察�suppose
that it were possible�察�how could I take back my signature which I put at
the bottom of the deed�拭 �I have pledged myself to pay in two months for
the attorney's practice I have purchased� ─�
;Sir�察─�said the doctor�察 �all these
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