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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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