"Moreover," said the druggist, "the practice of medicine is not very hard work in our part of the world, for the state of our roads allows us the use of gigs, and generally, as the farmers are prosperous, they pay pretty well.
-- Du reste, disait l’apothicaire, l’exercice de la médecine n’est pas fort pénible en nos contrées; car l’état de nos routes permet l’usage du cabriolet, et, généralement, l’on paye assez bien, les cultivateurs étant aisés.