THE WALKS ABROAD OF 



on only a small practice so that he might be able to 

 leave to his sou a few select patients, whose number 

 the latter might himself increase when sufficiently 

 experienced to succeed him. At the same time Dr. 

 Boberral did not stint his devotion when it was 

 required. It is a matter of history that during the 

 dreadful period of the siege of Paris in 1870, he 

 arranged an ambulance for the wounded and also 

 maintained a separate hospital for cases of fever. This 

 charitable inclination had cost him much, but it had 

 also procured for him the well-deserved distinction of 

 the red ribbon, and contributed more than a little to 

 the renown and confidence with which this really 

 learned man was regarded. 



Leon, who had withdrawn a few steps, in reality less 

 to look for fossils than to compose his countenance, 

 could not help sharing to some extent the fears 

 expressed by the good doctor. He too had conceived 

 a very great love for his cousin, perhaps because of 

 the law of contrasts, for it would be difficult to imagine 

 a greater difference than that which existed between 

 these two young people. Leon was dark, thick-set, 

 proud of his tender moustache. An unwearied worker, 

 he had inherited the scientific tastes of his father, and 

 was devoting to the study of natural history the few 

 hours of repose that he could obtain from the serious 

 studies required during the last year of preparation for 

 his decree. 



