Aber die Apotheke war voller Leute, die ihn konsultieren wollten, und es gelang ihm nur schwer, sie loszuwerden. Da war Tüvache, der seine Frau für schwindsüchtig hielt, weil sie öfters in die Asche spuckte; Binet, der bisweilen an Heißhunger litt; Frau Caron, die es am ganzen Leibe juckte; Lheureux, der Schwindelanfälle hatte; Lestiboudois, der rheumatisch war; Frau Franz, die über Magenbeschwerden klagte.
But the chemist's shop was full of people; he had the greatest difficulty in getting rid of Monsieur Tuvache, who feared his spouse would get inflammation of the lungs, because she was in the habit of spitting on the ashes; then of Monsieur Binet, who sometimes experienced sudden attacks of great hunger; and of Madame Caron, who suffered from tinglings; of Lheureux, who had vertigo; of Lestiboudois, who had rheumatism; and of Madame Lefrancois, who had heartburn.