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Chapter 11

           Bydintofhardserviceithadacquired,asitwere,moralqualitiesofpatienceandenergy;andwhenhewasgivensomeheavywork,hestoodonitinpreferencetoitsfellow.

           Now,asitwasanequinus,itwasnecessarytocutthetendonofAchilles,and,ifneedwere,theanteriortibialmusclecouldbeseentoafterwardsforgettingridofthevarus;forthedoctordidnotdaretoriskbothoperationsatonce;hewaseventremblingalreadyforfearofinjuringsomeimportantregionthathedidnotknow.

           NeitherAmbrosePare,applyingforthefirsttimesinceCelsus,afteranintervaloffifteencenturies,aligaturetoanartery,norDupuytren,abouttoopenanabscessinthebrain,norGensoulwhenhefirsttookawaythesuperiormaxilla,hadheartsthattrembled,handsthatshook,mindssostrainedasMonsieurBovarywhenheapproachedHippolyte,histenotomebetweenhisfingers.Andasathospitals,nearbyonatablelayaheapoflint,withwaxedthread,manybandagesapyramidofbandageseverybandagetobefoundatthedruggist’s.ItwasMonsieurHomaiswhosincemorninghadbeenorganisingallthesepreparations,asmuchtodazzlethemultitudeastokeepuphisillusions.Charlespiercedtheskin;adrycracklingwasheard.Thetendonwascut,theoperationover.Hippolytecouldnotgetoverhissurprise,butbentoverBovary’shandstocoverthemwithkisses.

           "Come,becalm,"saidthedruggist;"lateronyouwillshowyourgratitudetoyourbenefactor."

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