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Old Servien, in his working jacket, stepped up to the bed; then, creeping away again on tip-toe:
"He is asleep, Monsieur Garneret, he is asleep. The doctor tells us he is saved. He is a very good doctor! "You" know that yourself, for he is your friend, and it was you brought him here. You have been our saviour, Monsieur Garneret."