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for Mile. Auvray. Franiois had been insane. Would the terrible crisis which she
had unwittingly brought on, cure him?
The doctor assured her that fever had the
privilege of indicating the exact nature of
mental disturbance: that is to say, of curing it. Nevertheless, there is no rule
without exceptions, especially in medicine.
Suppose he were to get well, would there
be no fear of relapses? Would M. Auvray give his daughter to one of his patients?
"( As for me," said Claire, sadly smiling,
"' I'm not afraid of anything: I would risk
it. I'm the cause of his sufferings; ought
not I to console him? After all, his insanity is restricted to asking for my hand:
he'll have no more occasion to ask it
when I'm his wife; then we'll not have'
anything to fear. The poor child is
sick only from excess of love; cure it,
dear father, but not too thoroughly. I