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Chapter XXXIV

           

           Butwhenwearrivedatthehospital,agaunt,cheerlessbuilding,themeresightofwhichwasenoughtomakeone’sheartsick,andafterbeingdirectedfromthisofficialtothat,upendlessstairsandthroughlong,barecorridors,foundthedoctorinchargeofthecase,weweretoldthatthepatientwastooilltoseeanyonethatday.Thedoctorwasalittlebeardedmaninwhite,withanoffhandmanner.Heevidentlylookeduponacaseasacase,andanxiousrelativesasanuisancewhichmustbetreatedwithfirmness.Moreover,tohimtheaffairwascommonplace;itwasjustanhystericalwomanwhohadquarrelledwithherloverandtakenpoison;itwasconstantlyhappening.AtfirsthethoughtthatDirkwasthecauseofthedisaster,andhewasneedlesslybrusquewithhim.WhenIexplainedthathewasthehusband,anxioustoforgive,thedoctorlookedathimsuddenly,withcurious,searchingeyes.Iseemedtoseeinthemahintofmockery;itwastruethatStroevehadtheheadofthehusbandwhoisdeceived.Thedoctorfaintlyshruggedhisshoulders.

           "Thereisnoimmediatedanger,"hesaid,inanswertoourquestioning."Onedoesn’tknowhowmuchshetook.Itmaybethatshewillgetoffwithafright.Womenareconstantlytryingtocommitsuicideforlove,butgenerallytheytakecarenottosucceed.It’sgenerallyagesturetoarousepityorterrorintheirlover."

           Therewasinhistoneafrigidcontempt.ItwasobviousthattohimBlancheStroevewasonlyaunittobeaddedtothestatisticallistofattemptedsuicidesinthecityofParisduringthecurrentyear.Hewasbusy,andcouldwastenomoretimeonus

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