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the house of pride(袷蛸岻社)-及15何蛍
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letters to the Board of Health�察 �protesting against his expulsion on the
ground that no one was so well able as he to take care of his poor old
wife。;
;What is this infallible test�拭─�I demanded。
;The bacteriological test。 There is no getting away from it。 Doctor
Herveyhe's our expert�察 �you knowwas the first man to apply it here。
He is a wizard。 He knows more about leprosy than any living man�察�and
if a cure is ever discovered�察�he'll be that discoverer。 As for the test�察�it is
very simple。 They have succeeded in isolating the bacillus leprae and
studying it。 They know it now when they see it。 All they do is to snip
a bit of skin from the suspect and subject it to the bacteriological test。
A man without any visible symptoms may be chock full of the leprosy
bacilli。;
;Then you or I�察 �for all we know�察─ �I suggested�察 �may be full of it
now。;
Kersdale shrugged his shoulders and laughed。
;Who can say�拭 �It takes seven years for it to incubate。 If you have
any doubts go and see Doctor Hervey。 He'll just snip out a piece of
your skin and let you know in a jiffy。;
Later on he introduced me to Dr。 Hervey�察�who loaded me down with
Board of Health reports and pamphlets on the subject�察�and took me out
to Kalihi�察�the Honolulu receiving station�察�where suspects were examined
and confirmed lepers were held for deportation to Molokai。 These
deportations occurred about once a month�察�when�察�the last good´ byes said�察�
the lepers were marched on board the little steamer�察 �the Noeau�察 �and
carried down to the settlement。
One afternoon�察 �writing letters at the club�察 �Jack Kersdale dropped in
on me。
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;Just the man I want to see�察─ �was his greeting。 ;I'll show you the
saddest aspect of the whole situationthe lepers wailing as they depart
for Molokai。 The Noeau will be taking them on board in a few minutes。
But let me warn you not to let your feelings be harrowed。 Real as their
grief is�察 �they'd wail a whole sight harder a year hence if the Board of
Health tried to take them away from Molokai。 We've just time for a
whiskey and soda。 I've a carriage outside。 It won't take us five
minutes to get down to the wharf。;
To the wharf we drove。 Some forty sad wretches�察 �amid their mats�察�
blankets�察 �and luggage of various sorts�察 �were squatting on the stringer
piece。 The Noeau had just arrived and was making fast to a lighter that
lay between her and the wharf。 A Mr。 McVeigh�察�the superintendent of
the settlement�察 �was overseeing the embarkation�察 �and to him I was
introduced�察�also to Dr。 Georges�察�one of the Board of Health physicians
whom I had already met at Kalihi。 The lepers were a woebegone lot。
The faces of the majority were hideoustoo horrible for me to describe。
But here and there I noticed fairly good´looking persons�察 �with no
apparent signs of the fell disease upon them。 One�察 �I noticed�察 �a little
white girl�察�not more than twelve�察�with blue eyes and golden hair。 One
cheek�察 �however�察 �showed the leprous bloat。 On my remarking on the
sadness of her alien situation among the brown´skinned afflicted ones�察�
Doctor Georges replied�此�
;Oh�察 �I don't know。 It's a happy day in her life。 She comes from
Kauai。 Her father is a brute。 And now that she has developed the
disease she is going to join her mother at the settlement。 Her mother
was sent down three years agoa very bad case。;
;You can't always tell from appearances�察─ �Mr。 McVeigh explained。
That man there�察 �that big chap�察 �who looks the pink of condition�察 �with
nothing the matter with him�察�I happen to know has a perforating ulcer in
his foot and another in his shoulder´blade。 Then there are othersthere�察�
see that girl's hand�察 �the one who is smoking the cigarette。 See her
twisted fingers。 That's the anaesthetic form。 It attacks the nerves。
You could cut her fingers off with a dull knife�察 �or rub them off on a
nutmeg´grater�察�and she would not experience the slightest sensation。;
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;Yes�察�but that fine´looking woman�察�there�察─�I persisted�察 �surely�察 �surely�察�
there can't be anything the matter with her。 She is too glorious and
gorgeous altogether。;
;A sad case�察─ �Mr。 McVeigh answered over his shoulder�察 �already
turning away to walk down the wharf with Kersdale。
She was a beautiful woman�察�and she was pure Polynesian。 From my
meagre knowledge of the race and its types I could not but conclude that
she had descended from old chief stock。 She could not have been more
than twenty´three or four。 Her lines and proportions were magnificent�察�
and she was just beginning to show the amplitude of the women of her
race。
;It was a blow to all of us�察─ �Dr。 Georges volunteered。 ;She gave
herself up voluntarily�察 �too。 No one suspected。 But somehow she had
contracted the disease。 It broke us all up�察�I assure you。 We've kept it
out of the papers�察�though。 Nobody but us and her family knows what
has become of her。 In fact�察 �if you were to ask any man in Honolulu�察�
he'd tell you it was his impression that she was somewhere in Europe。
It was at her request that we've been so quiet about it。 Poor girl�察 �she
has a lot of pride。;
;But who is she�拭─�I asked。 ;Certainly�察�from the way you talk about
her�察�she must be somebody。;
;Did you ever hear of Lucy Mokunui�拭─�he asked。
;Lucy Mokunui�拭─�I repeated�察�haunted by some familiar association。
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