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"Let us go the first day that is possible." He must reply, and in these conditions a refusal would be inexplicable. "Will to-morrow suit you?" he asked. "To-morrow, by all means. At what hour?" Before replying, Saniel went to his desk and consulted an almanac, which appeared perfectly ridiculous to Balzajette.
Saniel saw his colleague, the solemn Balzajette, and so adroitly as not to provoke surprise or suspicion, he spoke of Madame Dammauville, in whom he was interested incidentally; without persisting, and only to justify his question, he explained the nature of this interest. Although solemn, Balzajette was not the less a gossip, and it was his solemnity that made him gossip.
Profiting by this arrangement, Saniel immediately passed between the bed and the windows in such a way that the daylight was behind him, and consequently his face was in shadow. This was done naturally, without affectation, and it seemed that he only took this side of the bed because Balzajette took the other.
"If it is a patient," Phillis said, who did not wish to go yet, "I will wait in the dining-room." And she rose. Before she could leave the room, Joseph entered. "Doctor Balzajette," he said. "You see!" Phillis cried. Without replying, Saniel made a sign to Joseph to admit Doctor Balzajette, and while Phillis silently disappeared, he went toward the parlor.
"See Madame Dammauville often," he said to Phillis, "and note all that she feels; perhaps I shall find some way to repair this impediment, something that I may suggest to Balzajette without his suspecting it.
Dammauville's paralysis was due, and consequently it was perfectly curable; even Balzajette was astonished that with his treatment and his care the cure was delayed. "But what shall I say to you, young 'confrere'? You know better than I that with women everything is possible above all the impossible."
This was the decisive moment; the day was everything that could be wished, neither too light nor too dark. What would Madame Dammauville's first glance mean? "My confrere, Doctor Saniel," Balzajette said on going toward Madame Dammauville, and taking her hand.
This was the decisive moment; the day was everything that could be wished, neither too light nor too dark. What would Madame Dammauville's first glance mean? "My confrere, Doctor Saniel," Balzajette said on going toward Madame Dammauville, and taking her hand.
"If it is a patient," Phillis said, who did not wish to go yet, "I will wait in the dining-room." And she rose. Before she could leave the room, Joseph entered. "Doctor Balzajette," he said. "You see!" Phillis cried. Without replying, Saniel made a sign to Joseph to admit Doctor Balzajette, and while Phillis silently disappeared, he went toward the parlor.
Continuing his questions, Saniel asked her what Madame Dammauville did after the consultation with Monsieur Balzajette. "She dined as usual, but less than usual, eating almost nothing; then she received a visit from one of her friends, who remained only a few minutes, before starting on a voyage." This was what he dreaded: Madame Dammauville might have told this friend.
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