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The Two Brothers

CHAPTER V
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"You turn me out of doors on Christmas-day.
What did you do to grandpa Rouget, to your father, that he should drive you away and disinherit you?
If you had not displeased him, we should all be rich now, and I should not be reduced to misery.

What did you do to your father,--you who are a good woman?
You see by your own self, I may be a good fellow and yet be turned out of house and home,--I, the glory of the family--" "The disgrace of it!" cried the Descoings.
"You shall leave this room, or you shall kill me!" cried Joseph, springing on his brother with the fury of a lion.
"My God! my God!" cried Agathe, trying to separate the brothers.
At this moment Bixiou and Haudry the doctor entered.

Joseph had just knocked his brother over and stretched him on the ground.
"He is a regular wild beast," he cried.

"Don't speak another word, or I'll--" "I'll pay you for this!" roared Philippe.
"A family explanation," remarked Bixiou.
"Lift him up," said the doctor, looking at him.

"He is as ill as Madame Descoings; undress him and put him to bed; get off his boots." "That's easy to say," cried Bixiou, "but they must be cut off; his legs are swollen." Agathe took a pair of scissors.


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