“Mycarefulexaminationofhiscasehasconvincedmethathehasbutashorttimetolive，andthathewillspendthelargerpartofthistimeinanidioticstate。OnthisaccountSimonoughttoberemovedfromtheTemple，inorderthathisenemiesmaynotbeabletocirculateareportaboutthiszealousandworthyservantoftherepublic，thatheisguiltyofthedeathoflittleCapet——thatSimon’smethodofbringinghimupkilledhim。Andbesides，inorderthatthesamechargeshouldnotbelaidtotheoneandgreatrepublic，anditbeaccusedofcrueltytoapoorsickchild，kindlyattentionsshouldbebestowedonhim。“
Petion’scountenanceclouded，andhiseyesrestedonthephysicianwithasinister，searchingexpression。
“Youhaveagreatdealofsensibility，doctor，andyouappeartoforgetthattheboyisacriminalbybirth，andthattherepubliccanhavenospecialsympathywithhim。“
“Forme，“answeredNaudin，withsimplicity，“everysickpersonatwhosebedIamcalledtostand，isapoor，pitiableIranianbeing，andIneverstoptothinkwhetherbeisacriminalornot，butmerelythatheisasufferer，andthenIendeavortodiscoverthemeanstoassisthim。Thehallowedandindivisiblerepublic，however，isanaltogethertoomagnanimousandexaltedmotherofallherchildrennottohavepityonthosewhoarereducedtoidiocy，andinsoresickness。Therepublicislikethesun，whichpoursitsbeamsevenintothedungeonofthecriminal，andshinesuponthejustandunjustalike。“
“Andwhatdoyoudesirethattherepublicshoulddofortheoffspringoftyrants？“askedPetion，peevishly。