The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-11

I. Il re Diseusse, the Faiiure OF Heredity,
and winds Up the Rouron-Macquart
Serter-The Work He Has Laid Dat.

In IL re Discusses the Faiiure or Heredity
and winds Up the RouEon-Macqusr
seris--The Work He Has Laid Dat.
PARIs July 6-M. Zola's latest novel. DIR
Pascal" has just been published in tho Char
pentier collection, after having appeared
serially in the Weekly Rerie,r. Readers OF M
Zoln's works will recall the famous family tree
| at the beginning of his story, "A Page o
| Love-" DIR. Pascal is shown in 1t, with this
mention: Shows no innate moral or physica
resemblance TO his parents: completely sepa'
rate from his family: is a physician" Thai
same Dr.. Pascal is the hero OF the new story
The Doctor lives worry retired life. wholly
absorbed in his scientific studies. on small
estate Just outside of the city OF Plassans In
AK on Provence He has adopted his niece.
Clothilde. the daughter OF Rougon, called Sac
card. the 1nancsr who was the hero oil
"Money". An old servant. MARITIME devoted
TO him. takes caro- of DIR. PascaPs homo. La
Soulciade. such is the name OF the Doctors lit
tie place, once was part OF the demesne OF an
old chateau. which had been cut up for sale.
This fact gives occasion for some OF those
descriptions OF scenery. in which NJ. lola ex-
cells. OF which his Paradox" and The Crime
OF Abb6 Mouret' show the best examples.
In this retreat Pascal gives himself up to his
Investigations into the principles OF existence.
tho why and wherefore OF q now being. the
laws OF this life OF this torrent Of creatures
that make up the world" He has studied the
germ theories OF Darwin. the panRenesis and
the periRenesis OF Haeckel: and these studies
have led him to consider the question OF
heredity. until he has collected q series Of
memoranda on his own family: for his own
family that Of Rougon- Macquart. had served
ms q basis OF his observations
In the course OF his work DR.. Pascal had dis
covered the formula OF an elixir. similar to
that OF Dr. Brown S6quard. but differing In
material and application. Pascal used 1t sue
cessfully on few charity patients. the only
ones Of his clientele whom he cared to keep.
But II his patients improved under DR.. Pas.
calls treatment, and considered their doctor q
kind Of god. Nine Felicit6 Rougon. his mother
the criminal heroine OF tho Conquest OF
Plassan). knew Of the Doctors family memo-
randa and hoped to get hold OF Thorn. Tho
struggle between tho perfldious calmness Of
Mme. RouGon and the botraying loyalty OF her
son is marvelously well rendered BY NJ. lola.
Little Clothilde has become young woman:
her admiration for her uncle becomes love;
and one fine day the scientist and his niece are
married according to the laws OF nature"
This irregular relationship causes embarrass-
ment to DR.. Pascal. and to that is added tho
loss Of his fortune. stolen by an attorney. The
Doctor goes mad with love: and here We find
again those biblical prepossessions which
have always downed NJ. lola when he
has tried lyrically to describe love. that
most mobile Of all sentiments. In Tho
Crime of Abb6 Mouret" We. found Adam
and Eve in tho guise OF Sergius and his mis-
tress: Paradise is called Paradox in ProvenGal:
and the archangel at the gate Is not hidden
under the name Of Archangias In the present
instance lola seems to have been beguiled BY
the story OF Ruth and Boaz and By that OF
David and Abishag. He shows US Clothilde.
making sketch on this last subject: Tho
old king clad sumptuously in q close fitting
gown. heavy with jewels, wearing tho royal
crown on his snowy hair: and Abishag. clad
still moro royalty in the lily silk OF nor skim her
figure graceful and tall. her throat round and
slender. her arms supple with divine grace"
The plot thickens; the Doctors resources
fail completely. and. moved by feeling OF
generosity. he Yields to the counsels OF the old
Nine. Rougon. and consents to separate from
Clothilde who goes to Paris to live with her
sick father. The Doctor carries his generosity
SO far as to make his wife believe that this
separation. in their evil state will be real re-
lief to him.
Given up to his own thoughts and regrets.
Pascal tries to deaden them by work: He
falls for moment into deep reflections: they
continue to break In upon his now theory OF
suiiotiu, VI iorces' 'hae cohsists IN es-
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