After a short silence the doctor raised himself a little in his chair and asked if Tarrou had an idea of the path to follow for attaining peace.

"Yes, he replied. "The path of sympathy.

“A loveless world is a dead world.”

“You see, Mersualt, all the misery and cruelty of our civilisation can be measur…”

“Non, ce n'était pas moi qui comptais, ni le monde, mais seulement l'accord et l…”

“After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are to…”