Then I will summon the count for the restoration of the conjugal home." "Bravo, Desroches!" cried Bixiou.

"What a pleasure to do so much good that will make some people feel so badly!" Ten minutes later, Bianchon came down and joined them.
"I am going straight to Despleins," he said.

"He can save the woman by an operation.

Ah! he will take good care of the case, for her abuse of liquor has developed a magnificent disease which was thought to be lost." "Wag of a mangler! Isn't there but one disease in life ?" cried Bixiou.
But Bianchon was already out of sight, so great was his haste to tell Despleins the wonderful news.

Two hours later, Joseph's miserable sister-in-law was removed to the decent hospital established by Doctor Dubois, which was afterward bought of him by the city of Paris.