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"Eh? What? My dear friend, if it's painful to you, don't make it"

"Fabien," my uncle went on, "has behaved badly to me on certain occasions But I say no otten But I have not behaved to hiether as I should"

"You, uncle?"

"Alas! It is so, my dear child My practice, the family practice, which I faithfully promised your father to keep for you--"

"You have sold it?"

My uncle buried his face in his hands

"Last night, ht so"

"I eak I listened to the proive me in your turn"

He rose fro hand on , and I've nothing to forgive you"

"You wouldn't take the practice if I could still offer it to you?"

"No, uncle"