The notary's nose;

THE NOTARY'S NOSE. 85
that the Alsatian sold me his head and his
whole body for a hundred louis-possibly
a hundred and fifty. The state not only
tolerated, but approved this agreement.
You have not found anything against it;
possibly you have yourself bought another
man, who will get himself killed for you.
And when I offer to give double that
amount to the first loafer that comes
along, for a mere piece of his nose, you
cry out:' Scandalous!"'
The doctor hesitated an instant to find
some logical reply. But not finding what
he wanted, he said:
"( M. l'Ambert, although my conscience
does not permit me to disfigure a man for
your benefit, it does seem to me that I can,
without doing anything wrong, cut out of
some poor fellow's arm the few square
inches of skin which you need."
"Eh! my dear doctor? Get it where
you please, provided you repair this stupid