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Velpean, the eminent French surgeon, successfully attended a five-year-old child, and the grateful mother called upon him and said: “Monsieur, I do not know how to express my gratitude. May I present you, however, with his pocketbook, embroidered with my own hands?” “Madam,” said Velpean, “my art is not merely a matter of feeling. My life has its necessities like yours. Allow me to decline your charming gift and request a more substantial remuneration.” “But, Monsieur, what do you wish ? Fix the fee yourself.” “Five thousand francs, Madam.” She quietly opened the pocketbook, which contained ten one-thousand franc notes, counted out five, and politely handed them to Velpean.
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20917, 23 September 1939, Page 13 (Supplement)
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