Le peau de chagrin - par Mr. de Balzac. - Le docteur Planchette explique à Raphael la théorie de la presse hydraulique

In a garden in front of a house, the doctor at left in a dressing gown, near the shaft of a column, topped with a shelf, on which Raphael is leaning his elbow, seated on a chair. Raphael has rough skinned hands.
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