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Chapter 11

           Whilehewasstudyingequinus,varus,andvalgus,thatistosay,katastrephopody,endostrephopody,andexostrephopody(orbetter,thevariousturningsofthefootdownwards,inwards,andoutwards,withthehypostrephopodyandanastrephopody),otherwisetorsiondownwardsandupwards,MonsierHomais,withallsortsofarguments,wasexhortingtheladattheinntosubmittotheoperation.

           "Youwillscarcelyfeel,probably,aslightpain;itisasimpleprick,likealittleblood-letting,lessthantheextractionofcertaincorns."

           Hippolyte,reflecting,rolledhisstupideyes.

           "However,"continuedthechemist,"itdoesn’tconcernme.It’sforyoursake,forpurehumanity!Ishouldliketoseeyou,myfriend,ridofyourhideouscaudication,togetherwiththatwaddlingofthelumbarregionswhich,whateveryousay,mustconsiderablyinterferewithyouintheexerciseofyourcalling."

           ThenHomaisrepresentedtohimhowmuchjollierandbriskerhewouldfeelafterwards,andevengavehimtounderstandthathewouldbemorelikelytopleasethewomen;andthestable-boybegantosmileheavily.Thenheattackedhimthroughhisvanity:

           "Aren’tyouaman?Hangit!whatwouldyouhavedoneifyouhadhadtogointothearmy,togoandfightbeneaththestandard?Ah!Hippolyte!"

           AndHomaisretired,declaringthathecouldnotunderstandthisobstinacy,thisblindnessinrefusingthebenefactionsofscience.

           Thepoorfellowgaveway,foritwaslikeaconspiracy.

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