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Chapter 7

           Thedruggist’swifecrunchedthemupastheyhaddoneheroically,despiteherwretchedteeth.AndsowheneverHomaisjourneyedtotown,heneverfailedtobringherhomesomethatheboughtatthegreatbaker’sintheRueMassacre.

           "Charmedtoseeyou,"hesaid,offeringEmmaahandtohelpherintothe"Hirondelle."Thenhehunguphischeminotstothecordsofthenetting,andremainedbare-headedinanattitudepensiveandNapoleonic.

           Butwhentheblindmanappearedasusualatthefootofthehillheexclaimed

           "Ican’tunderstandwhytheauthoritiestoleratesuchculpableindustries.Suchunfortunatesshouldbelockedupandforcedtowork.Progress,myword!creepsatasnail’space.Weareflounderingaboutinmerebarbarism."

           Theblindmanheldouthishat,thatflappedaboutatthedoor,asifitwereabagintheliningthathadcomeunnailed.

           "This,"saidthechemist,"isascrofulousaffection."

           Andthoughheknewthepoordevil,hepretendedtoseehimforthefirsttime,murmuredsomethingabout"cornea,""opaquecornea,""sclerotic,""facies,"thenaskedhiminapaternaltone

           "Myfriend,haveyoulonghadthisterribleinfirmity?Insteadofgettingdrunkatthepublic,you’ddobettertodieyourself."

           Headvisedhimtotakegoodwine,goodbeer,andgoodjoints.Theblindmanwentonwithhissong;heseemed,moreover,almostidiotic.AtlastMonsieurHomaisopenedhispurse

           "Nowthere’sasou;givemebacktwolairds,anddon’tforgetmyadvice:you’llbethebetterforit."

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