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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)
The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII) (1912), PDF p. 112
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THE EQUINOX
biggest coward in the world in a tight enough corner, and
he'll show his teeth, and very likely win out.
(He coughs.)
By the way, have a look at this throat, will you?
There's a
little chronic irritation somewhere.
Dr. F.
\Vhy, of course.
[T,/ze ὗε}! rings.
Dr. Β.
Α patient, hang it all!
I must leave you to talk
to Nan.
Send ’em along!
[He goes info consulting—roomnnd close: Με door.
Mrs. Β.
He's set on this telling the truth.
Dr. F.
011,
it‘s wrong:
I know it’s wrong.
There's
always a chance in the most hopeless cases.
Mrs. B.
Can’t we—ean’t we make him see it?
Dr. F.
But how?
[Euler SERVANT, showing in \VILL STANLEY.
W. S. 755600?/?חנמHow do you do, Dr. Fielding?
Dr. F.
I didn‘t expect to see you here; I thought you
were better months ago.
W. 5.
So I was—in fact I am—only the mother insisted
on my seeing Dr. Bob.
Iguess he won’t find much wrong
with me !
Mrs. B.
Oh, you mustn’t mind even if he does.
Doctors
live on people's fears.
Dr. F. (laughifzg)
Oh, Mrs. Bob, come nowl
W. S.
They can't frighten me; but they
do mother.
She wants to coddle me all the time.
Dr. F.
You're a No.
I size pet.
W. S.
Rather; I'm the strongest man in college.
If
this silly old heart hadn't started to play the goat.
[DR. BOB's bel! rings.
SERVANT enters, Show: VVILL STANLEY
into 7784017112!!!/?שחתcloses doors, mini/71s, ”πᾶς“: aut,]
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