Le docteur Pascal

About “Le docteur Pascal”

In the heat of a July afternoon, the room, with its shutters carefully closed, was filled with great calm. From the three windows, only thin beams of light entered through the cracks in the old wooden panels, creating a soft, gentle light that bathed the objects in a diffuse and tender glow. It was relatively cool inside, a contrast to the oppressive heat outside, where the sun scorched the building's facade. This description comes from a 1893 novel by Émile Zola.