The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
The San Francisco Sunday Call


b. remained long gazing at this signature with an
EXPRESSION at once so and 50 severe
the jovial Habert said in low voice y 'A
When Monsieur crOulebOis returns he will naa
bad his credit know the pfois
Leave him alone answered Portehaute slso "a
low voice I will speak to him. ne
The medical merely 0F1ssI 5ss the ldts
ters face hardened Portchaute Wa . - blonde
with red and white tase sy ,n,ssI ike an over
~ ~ % 80 itns Of studies which he had taken up ne
was the submissive attentive docile pupil zseE
CrouIebois the absent. possessed a ,s4ionS of
harnOnized we'll with the ~ sinls'er vb5cb pre-
the strange psychological laboratory over 49, faIor
sides acrid COurrioies Croueools ,be lstter's
pupil of the master wnen 4ediateIv became
bad humor. whereof Portehaute lHinsD'''
the scapegOat
This first sentence followed 0y noi
Then you didn't give him my instrue'ion'F sara
SouT59lGs & 10 eea sir samniered latter Then
blushing at an avowaI which none the less ne aI ,Ts
in the interest of his eolleague. he eontlnusu-
ben Tr von excuse him do youe Do not defend him
Let rather see your work -
had barely been perused by the doctor ~geh 5, tS
LesDe~ The nn,Irderer preserved the same impassiVe
expression his continued 70 roIl IN, III -. -
like those of of 1t was from the Edges % 0
his lips as before he answered the questions pu'
him by the expert , . u,oa ,i9bt7-
GOOD? Well I slept. but 7 still felt very @ uneasy @
asy-7-
well that wishes you IL. . si--e 80 .-,t5
charged with your examination We want 0ni' 'i''-'
Il have lost all confidence. doctor have been
treated with much severity .,,. ,,..
And on the iatter's answer the negative he
Read it," placing his finger on the phrase concern
ing the oVe5ae,viy OF te istsed h By answering
in rhymes (anuit "ennui "severite. veriteD TO the
questions asked OF him.
which
more than another he never ceased win rea.S
remarkabe suppleness and fecundity Of language 20
make an echo in fashion by the termination oI
each Of his replies TO the termination OF sYeIy
Portchaute astOnished 10 ind that 'nese
contrary 10 the usual OF the professor were
maintained within the circle as those OF ne ~
nterlocutor retrace his steps the same ways nt
he had taken in his hrs sxamnatioh MN 10 s,mpi,eity
was what made it profound this his pupil was noe
able to Finally at the end OF This
atory the promised trap 20 reveal It's outlines
1T very hot on the day OF "nat you can S0u'
The murderer fact. made use Of this express
7 don't know sir" he answered During all ths
time that the attack felt neither heat nor cold
DO YOU mean to say" asked CourriOes. that your
senses were felt numbed-let seas II some
thing within you were asleep7 -
Exactly that" returned Fbier, as II someenins
Naturally. you don't very wen either pursued
the doctor in the same quiet voice You could nos
hear distinctly"
who have gathered himself together TOT the
purpose of recalling his sensations. and once more
aSSOnance
never my eyes piercing, never my ear 50
acute. I don't know how"
"'Tis we'll" said COurrioles. after a silence
And he made sign Habert TO lead away the pris-
oner The rose little astonished this sudden
interruption OF the examination He seemed II he
frained trained . He si said iGdfrtrIS: simply:
Good night, gentlemen
You are right, my dear master. He Is no main
gerer said Portchaute when the door closed on the
retreating figure Then this kind OF echOing talk this
rhyme the OF phrase had not recognized
Il yesterday. Furthermore he cannot be acquainted
with your Of dissociated hyperesthesia-
He possesses IL. this hyperesthesia. Joined IN a
eral anaesthesia. Evidently his is recurrent in
sanity"
That is what CrOuIebOis seems to have decided Do
you know where he is at present.
With his mistress. sir / very much afraid said
Portchaute.
Very well" Courrioles. you will take a cab
and bring II he doesn't TO
come. tell him simply that his observations have de-
my diagnosis. and that need him assist
my report, which must be handed in tomorrow morn
ing Tell him to come TO my house return 70 make
up this report With your cab IL viii take YOU
long. You will be back in half an hour Where does
this Iive?
Rue Mouge."
That's excellent will finish your visits % rs
sick There only four today. Go and be quick
about it,