A two reel picture, very competently produced. It is strong in most of its scenes, which give carefully accurate glimpses of freshly interesting life, roomfuls of people, taken at some significant moment, that seem in themselves alive. Its most marked strength is its acting, which powerfully convinces. This is especially true of its leading character, the blind doctor, but the principal action is very well supported by all its lesser figures, every one of whom seem at all times completely under control of the producer. Another feature is its grace, the atmosphere the producer has been able to give to it. This is aided by the natural beauty of its heroine. The scenario is taken from Guy de Maupassant's story and is somewhat morbid and depressing. The plot is clear throughout, and remorseless in its logic. The hero, a physician of means and standing, is engaged to a beautiful woman, but is suddenly blinded, a martyr to his duty. His fiancée refuses to give him up and they are married. Time passes and a few notes of discord begin to mar their happiness. The husband becomes suspicious and jealous. The development of the situation carries him to a point where he kills himself in order not to stand in the way. Not a very wholesome picture, surely, but a very artistic one. It is beautifully set and photographed. - The Moving Picture World, August 10, 1912
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