第12部分(第7/7 頁)

　three　doctors　came　into　the　room。　I　have　noticed　that　doctors　who　fail　in　the　practice　of　medicine　have　a　tendency　to　seek　one　another's　pany　and　aid　in　consultation。　A　doctor　who　cannot　take　out　your　appendix　properly　will　remend　to　you　a　doctor　who　will　be　unable　to　remove　your　tonsils　with　success。　These　were　three　such　doctors。

〃This　is　the　young　man；〃　said　the　house　doctor　with　the　delicate　hands。

〃How　do　you　do？〃　said　the　tall　gaunt　doctor　with　the　beard。　The　third　doctor；　who　carried　the　X…ray　plates　in　their　red　envelopes；　said　nothing。

〃Remove　the　dressings？〃　questioned　the　bearded　doctor。

〃Certainly。　Remove　the　dressings；　please；　nurse；〃　the　house　doctor　said　to　Miss　Gage。　Miss　Gage　removed　the　dressings。　I　looked　down　at　the　legs。　At　the　field　hospital　they　had　the　look　of　not　too　freshly　ground　hamburger　steak。　Now　they　were　crusted　and　the　knee　was　swollen　and　discolored　and　the　calf　sunken　but　there　was　no　pus。

〃Very　clean；〃　said　the　house　doctor。　〃Very　clean　and　nice。〃

〃Urn；〃　said　the　doctor　with