The notary's nose;

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they will give us the address of Velpeau,
or Huguier; your footman will run for the
great man and bring him to your house.
I'm sure I've heard that surgeons replace a lip, an eyelid, and even an ear.
Is it more difficult, then, to restore the tip
of the nose?"
This hope was rather vague. Nevertheless it encouraged the poor notary, who
had not been bleeding for half an hour;
and the idea of becoming what he was before, and taking up his old course of life,
threw him into a sort of ecstasy. So true
is it that we never realize the fulness of
happiness until we have lost it.
" Ah, my friends," he cried, kneading
his hands into each other, " my fortune belongs to the man who will cure me. No
matter what torments I must undergo, I
will pour out money with all my heart, if
I can be certain of success; and I will no
more spare suffering than expense."