The notary's nose;

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of property, your benefactor and my patient. You have compromised him,
disfigured, assassinated him, by your
misconduct. See to what a lamentable
condition you have brought Monsieur!"
The poor devil contemplated the nose
which he had furnished, and burst into
tears.
" It'sh bery unlucky, Moshoo Bernier,
but I call God to witnessh that it'sh not my
fault. The noshe got shick all by itshelf.
Shaprishti / I'm an innoshent man; and I
shwear to you, that I'b not eben touched
it."
" Fool! " said M. l'Ambert, "you will
never understand. And, moreover, there's
no reason why you should understand.
It's only necessary for you to say, without
any more words, that you will change your
course of conduct, and give up this life of
debauchery which is killing me by reaction.
I give you fair notice, that I have a long