He is rather more powerful, I would have you believe, than all those fools and quacks of whom we have been speaking.

And they know the terrible canon, for he has sent many of them serious attacks of ophthalmia which the oculists cannot cure.

So they tremble when the name Docre is pronounced in their presence." "But how did a priest fall so low ?" "I can't say.

If you wish ampler information about him," said Gevingey, addressing Des Hermies, "question your friend Chantelouve." "Chantelouve!" cried Durtal.
"Yes, he and his wife used to be quite intimate with Canon Docre, but I hope for their sakes that they have long since ceased to have dealings with the monster." Durtal listened no more.Mme.Chantelouve knew Canon Docre! Ah, was she Satanic, too?
No, she certainly did not act like a possessed.

"Surely this astrologer is cracked," he thought.