父亲的病(英文翻译版).docVIP

Father’s illness It is probable over ten years now since this story of a well-known doctor was the talk of the town in s-: He charged one dollar forty a visit, ten dollars for an emergency call, double the amount for a night call, and double again for a trip outside the city. One night the daughter of a family living outside the city fell dangerously ill. They sent to ask him out there and, because he had more money at the time than he knew what to do with, he refused to go for less than a hundred dollars. They had to agree to this. Once there, he simple gave the girl a perfunctory looking over. “It isn’t serious,” he said. Then he made out prescription, took his hundred dollars, and left. Apparently the patient’s family was very rich, for the next day they asked him out there again. The master of the house met him at the door with a smile. “Yesterday evening we gave her your medicine, Doctor, ”he said,”and she’s much better. So we’re asked you to have another look at her. ” He took him as before into the bedroom, and a maid drew the patient’s hand outside the bed curtain. The doctor placed his fingers on the wrist and found it icy cold, without any pulse. “Hmm.”He nodded.“I understand this illness ”. Quite calmly he walked to the table, took out a prescription from, and wrote on it:“Pay the bearer one hundred silver dollars.” Beneath he signed his name and affixed his seal. “This illness looks rather serious, Doctor,”said the master of the house, behind him.“I think the medicine should be a little more potent.” “Very well,”said the doctor. And he wrote another prescription:“Pay the bearer two hundred silver dollars.” Beneath he signed his name and affixed his seal again. This done, the master of the house put away the prescription and saw him politely out. I had dealings with this famous physician for two whole years, because he came every other day to attend my father.Although by that time very well known, he had not yet more money than he knew what to do with;