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the attorney's practice I have purchased� ─�
;Sir�察─�said the doctor�察 �all these things;
;You are going to tell me that I was lacking in prudence�察�that I should
never have disposed of my wife's dowry until after the honeymoon� ─�
;Sir�察─�said the doctor�察�again�察 �all these considerations are foreign to me。
I am a physician�察�and nothing but a physician�察�and I can only tell you this�此�
If you marry before three or four years�察�you will be a criminal。;
George broke out with a wild exclamation。 ;No sir�察 �you are not
merely a physician� �You are also a confessor� �You are not merely a
scientist�察�and it is not enough for you that you observe me as you would
some lifeless thing in your laboratory�察�and say�察�'You have this�察�science says
that�察�now go along with you。' All my existence depends upon you。 It is
your duty to listen to me�察 �because when you know everything you will
understand me�察�and you will find some way to cure me within a month。;
;But�察─ �protested the doctor�察 �I wear myself out telling you that such
means do not exist。 I shall not be certain of your cure�察�as much as any
one can be certain�察�in less than three or four years。;
George was almost beside himself。 ;I tell you you must find some
means� �Listen to me�察 �sirif I don't get married I don't get the dowry� �
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And will you tell me how I can pay the notes I have signed�拭─�
;Oh�察─�said the doctor�察�dryly�察 �if that is the question�察�it is very simpleI
will give you a plan to get out of the affair。 You will go and get acquainted
with some rich man�察�you will do everything you can to gain his confidence�察�
and when you have succeeded�察�you will plunder him。;
George shook his head。 ;I am not in any mood for joking。;
;I am not joking�察─�replied his adviser。 ;Rob that man�察�assassinate him
eventhat would be no worse crime than you would commit in taking a
young girl in good health in order to get a portion of her dowry�察�when at
the same time you would have to expose her to the frightful consequences
of the disease which you would give her。;
;Frightful consequences�拭─�echoed George。
;Consequences of which death would not be the most frightful。;
;But�察�sir�察�you were saying to me just now;
;Just now I did not tell you everything。 Even reduced�察�suppressed a
little by our remedies�察�the disease remains mysterious�察�menacing�察�and it its
sum�察�sufficiently grave。 So it would be an infamy to expose your fiancee
in order to avoid an inconvenience�察�however great that might be。;
But George was still not to be convinced。 Was it certain that this
misfortune would befall Henriette�察�even with the best attention�拭�
Said the other�此 �I do not wish to lie to you。 No�察�it is not absolutely
certain�察�it is probable。 And there is another truth which I wish to tell you
now�此 �our remedies are not infallible。 In a certain number of casesa very
small number�察�scarcely five per centthey have remained without effect。
You might be one of those exceptions�察 �your wife might be one。 What
then�拭─�
;I will employ a word you used just now�察�yourself。 We should have
to expect the worst catastrophes。;
George sat in a state of complete despair。
;Tell me what to do�察�then�察─�he said。
;I can tell you only one thing�此 �don't marry。 You have a most serious
blemish。 It is as if you owed a debt。 Perhaps no one will ever come to
claim it�察�on the other hand�察�perhaps a pitiless creditor will come all at once�察�
presenting a brutal demand for immediate payment。 Come nowyou are
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a business man。 Marriage is a contract�察 �to marry without saying
anythingthat means to enter into a bargain by means of passive
dissimulation。 That's the term�察�is it not�拭 �It is dishonesty�察�and it ought to
come under the law。;
George�察 �being a lawyer�察 �could appreciate the argument�察 �and could
think of nothing to say to it。
;What shall I do�拭─�he asked。
The other answered�察 �Go to your father´in´law and tell him frankly the
truth。;
;But�察─�cried the young man�察�wildly�察 �there will be no question then of
three or four years' delay。 He will refuse his consent altogether。;
;If that is the case�察─�said the doctor�察 �don't tell him anything。;
;But I have to give him a reason�察�or I don't know what he will do。 He
is the sort of man to give himself to the worst violence�察 �and again my
fiancee would be lost to me。 Listen�察 �doctor。 From everything I have
said to you�察�you may perhaps think I am a mercenary man。 It is true that
I want to get along in the world�察�that is only natural。 But Henriette has
such qualities�察�she is so much better than I�察�that I love her�察�really�察�as people
love in novels。 My greatest griefit is not to give up the practice I have
boughtalthough�察 �indeed�察 �it would be a bitter blow to me�察 �my greatest
grief would be to lose Henriette。 If you could only see her�察�if you only
knew herthen you would understand。 I have her picture here;
The young fellow took out his card´case。 And offered a photograph to
the doctor�察�who gently refused it。 The other blushed with embarrassment。
;I beg your pardon�察─�he said�察 �I am ridiculous。 That happens to me�察�
sometimes。 Only�察 �put yourself in my placeI love her so� ─ �His voice
broke。
;My dear boy�察─ �said the doctor�察 �feelingly�察 �that is exactly why you
ought not to marry her。;
;But�察─�he cried�察 �if I back out without saying anything they will guess
the truth�察�and I shall be dishonored。;
;One is not dishonored because one is ill。;
;But with such a disease� �People are so stupid。 I myself�察�yesterday´
´I should have laughed at anyone who had got into such a plight�察�I should
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have avoided him�察 �I should have despised him� ─ �And suddenly George
broke down again。 ;Oh� ─�he cried�察 �if I were the only one to suffer�察�but
sheshe is in love with me。 I swear it to you� �She is so good�察�and she
will be so unhappy� ─�
The doctor answered�察 �She would be unhappier later on。;
;It will be a scandal� ─�George exclaimed。
;You will avoid one far greater�察─�the other replied。
Suddenly George set his lips with resolution。 He rose from his seat。
He took several twenty´franc pieces from his pocket and laid them quietly
upon the doctor's deskpaying the fee in cash�察�so that he would not have
to give his name and address。 He took up his gloves�察�his cane and his hat�察�
and rose。
;I will think it over�察─ �he said。 ;I thank you�察 �Doctor。 I will come
back next week as you have told me。 That isprobably I will。;
He was about to leave。
The doctor rose�察�and he spoke in a voice of furious anger。 ;No�察─�he
said�察 �I shan't see you next week�察�and you won't even think it over。 You
came here knowing what you had�察�you came to ask advice of me�察�with the
intention of paying no heed to it�察�unless it conformed to your wishes。 A
superficial honesty has driven you to take that chance in order to satisfy
your conscience。 You wanted to have somebody upon whom you could
put off�察 �bye and bye�察 �the consequences of an act whose culpability you
understand� �No�察�don't protest� �Many of those who come here think and
act as you think�察�and as you wish to act�察�but the marriage made against my
will has generally been the source of such calamities that now I am always
afraid of not having been persuasive enough�察�and it even seems to me that
I am a little to blame for these misfortunes。 I should have been able to
prevent them�察�they would not have happened if those who are the authors
of them knew what I know and had seen what I have seen。 Swear to me�察�
sir�察�that you are going to break off that marriage� ─�
George was greatly embarrassed�察 �and unwilling to reply。 ;I cannot
swear to you at all�察�Doctor�察�I can only tell you again that I will think it
over。;
;That WHAT over�拭─�
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;What you have told me。;
;What I have told you is true� �You cannot bring any new objections�察�
and I have answered those which you have presented to me�察 �therefore�察�
your mind ought to be made up。;
Groping for a reply�察�George hesitated。 He could not deny that he had
made inquiry about these matters before he had come to the doctor。 But
he said that he was not al all certain that he had this disease。 The doctor
declared it�察�and perhaps it was true�察�but the most learned physician
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