136. The one seeks an accoucheur for his thoughts, the other seeks some one whom he can assist: a good conversation thus originates.
The Accoucheur was a surgeon, not just a male midwife. Midwives couldn't use medical tools, which required a doctor. This doesn't really factor into how the quote uses the term. Here we have someone wanting to deliver a idea and someone wanting to help deliver it (Accoucheur).

