"
Naudin, opening the door of his study, said in reply, "Come in,
Citizen Saunier, and tell me first how it is with your sick one."
Nothing more could Joly, Naudin's servant, understand, for the two
doctors had gone into the study, and the door was closed behind
them. After a short time, however, it was opened. Naudin ordered the
valet to order a tiacre at once, and a few minutes later Director
Naudin rode away at the side of Doctor Saunier.
At a house in the Rue Montmartre the carriage stopped, and the two
physicians entered. The porter, opening the little, dusty window of
his lodge, nodded confidentially to Saunier.
"That is probably the celebrated Doctor Naudin of the Hotel Dieu,
whom you have with you?" he asked.
"Yes, it is he," answered Saunier, "and if anybody can help our
patient, it is he. Citizen Crage is probably at home?"
"Certainly he is at home, for you know he never leaves his sick boy.
You will find him above. You know the way, citizen doctor!"
The two physicians passed on, ascended the staircase, and entered
the suit of rooms whose door was only partially closed--left ajar,
as it seemed, for them. Nobody came to meet them, but they carefully
closed the door behind them, drew the bolt, and then walked silently
and quickly across the anteroom to the opposite door.
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