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Chapter 11

           Binet,whoneverinterferedwithotherpeople’sbusiness,MadameLefrancois,Artemise,theneighbours,eventhemayor,MonsieurTuvacheeveryonepersuadedhim,lecturedhim,shamedhim;butwhatfinallydecidedhimwasthatitwouldcosthimnothing.Bovaryevenundertooktoprovidethemachinefortheoperation.ThisgenerositywasanideaofEmma’s,andCharlesconsentedtoit,thinkinginhisheartofheartsthathiswifewasanangel.

           Sobytheadviceofthechemist,andafterthreefreshstarts,hehadakindofboxmadebythecarpenter,withtheaidofthelocksmith,thatweighedabouteightpounds,andinwhichiron,wood,sheer-iron,leather,screws,andnutshadnotbeenspared.

           ButtoknowwhichofHippolyte’stendonstocut,itwasnecessaryfirstofalltofindoutwhatkindofclub-foothehad.

           Hehadafootformingalmostastraightlinewiththeleg,which,however,didnotpreventitfrombeingturnedin,sothatitwasanequinustogetherwithsomethingofavarus,orelseaslightvaruswithastrongtendencytoequinus.Butwiththisequinus,wideinfootlikeahorse’shoof,withrugoseskin,drytendons,andlargetoes,onwhichtheblacknailslookedasifmadeofiron,theclubfootranaboutlikeadeerfrommorntillnight.HewasconstantlytobeseenonthePlace,jumpingroundthecarts,thrustinghislimpingfootforwards.Heseemedevenstrongeronthatlegthantheother.

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