Here comes Lieutenant Nicot, who has some fame as a leech.

He will tell us what the trouble is." A hasty examination disclosed that the Chevalier was in the first stages of brain fever, and he was at once conveyed to his berthroom.
Victor was inconsolable; the vicomte, thoughtful; and even the Comte d'Herouville showed some interest.
"What brought this on ?" asked Nicot, when the Chevalier was stretched on his mattress.
The vicomte glanced significantly at Victor.
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The Chevalier has just passed through an extraordinary mental strain," Victor stammered.
"Of what nature ?" asked Nicot.
"Never mind what nature, Lieutenant," interrupted the vicomte.