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 1 I   |         surgeons, the illustrious~Desplein, who flashed across science
 2 I   |         the heroes of a moment.~ ~Desplein is a case in proof of this
 3 I   |    history of the human race? Had Desplein~that universal command of
 4 I   |          great figure of his age? Desplein had a godlike eye; he~saw
 5 II  |                    II~But perhaps Desplein's genius was answerable
 6 II  |          surviving~spirit of man. Desplein had no doubts; he was positive.
 7 II  |         any possibility of~doubt--Desplein, thus finding two souls
 8 III |                        III~As, in Desplein, his glory and science were
 9 III |           human nature will admit Desplein's exorbitant~pretensions,
10 III |           Among the riddles which Desplein's life presents to many
11 III |            Of all the students in Desplein's hospital, Horace Bianchon
12 IV  |          his foot~in the stirrup. Desplein did not fail to take Bianchon
13 IV  |     intimate friends.~ ~The great Desplein told his house surgeon everything;
14 IV  |         or on the famous couch in Desplein's surgery, on~which he slept.
15 V   |         One day Bianchon spoke to Desplein of a poor water-carrier
16 V   |          dreadful winter of 1821. Desplein left~all his visits, and
17 V   |        and he~took him at once to Desplein, saying to his benefactor, "
18 V   |         Rough customer as he was, Desplein grasped the water-carrier'
19 V   |        for water~carriers; but as Desplein took a sort of pride in
20 V   |        about nine in the~morning. Desplein, who at that time never
21 V   |       astonished to see the great Desplein, the~atheist, who had no
22 VI  |        went away. As it happened, Desplein~asked him to dine with him
23 VI  |          farce.~ ~"A farce," said Desplein, "which has cost Christendom
24 VI  |          innovation."~ ~In short, Desplein was delighted to disport
25 VI  |           chief at Saint-Sulpice. Desplein would not have troubled
26 VI  | physicians of the Hotel-Dieu took Desplein by~the arm, as if to question
27 VI  |      honor to recommend me," said~Desplein.~ ~The questioner took this
28 VII |        Bianchon resolved to watch Desplein. He remembered the day and~
29 VII |          had already~ceased to be Desplein's house surgeon, saw the
30 VII |        the Virgin's altar. It was Desplein, sure enough! The master-~
31 VII |   phenomenon~complicated it. When Desplein had left, Bianchon went
32 VII |       here," replied the man, "M.~Desplein has come four times a year
33 VII |        opportunity of speaking to Desplein of this~incident of his
34 VII |       Bianchon once more detected Desplein~going into Saint-Sulpice.
35 VIII|         Faith! my dear boy," said Desplein, "I am on the verge of the~
36 VIII|           worst streets in Paris. Desplein pointed~to the sixth floor
37 VIII|          with a vehement gesture, Desplein~exclaimed:~ ~"I lived up
38 X   |        not you know in me another~Desplein, altogether different from
39 X   |     altogether different from the Desplein whom every one~abuses?--
40 XII |                               XII~Desplein at these words clutched
41 XIII|         father, died in my arms," Desplein went on,~after a pause,
42 XIV |            Bianchon, who was with Desplein all through his last illness,~
43 Add |       Woman~ La Grande Breteche~ ~Desplein~ Cousin Pons~ Lost Illusions~