Chapter 11

           Hehadrecentlyreadaeulogyonanewmethodforcuringclub-foot,andashewasapartisanofprogress,heconceivedthepatrioticideathatYonville,inordertokeeptothefore,oughttohavesomeoperationsforstrephopodyorclub-foot.

           "For,"saidhetoEmma,"whatriskisthere?See—"(andheenumeratedonhisfingerstheadvantagesoftheattempt),"success,almostcertainreliefandbeautifyingofthepatient,celebrityacquiredbytheoperator.Why,forexample,shouldnotyourhusbandrelievepoorHippolyteofthe‘Liond’Or’?Notethathewouldnotfailtotellabouthiscuretoallthetravellers,andthen"(Homaisloweredhisvoiceandlookedroundhim)"whoistopreventmefromsendingashortparagraphonthesubjecttothepaper?Eh!goodnessme!anarticlegetsabout;itistalkedof;itendsbymakingasnowball!Andwhoknows?whoknows?"

           Infact,Bovarymightsucceed.NothingprovedtoEmmathathewasnotclever;andwhatasatisfactionforhertohaveurgedhimtoastepbywhichhisreputationandfortunewouldbeincreased!Sheonlywishedtoleanonsomethingmoresolidthanlove.

           Charles,urgedbythedruggistandbyher,allowedhimselftobepersuaded.HesenttoRouenforDr.Duval’svolume,andeveryevening,holdinghisheadbetweenbothhands,plungedintothereadingofit.