“Terrible diarrhea, Doctor, and I feel so weak!â€/â€Take these pills and come back in three days if you’re not better.â€
“Terrible diarrhea. . . .â€/â€Take these pills . . .â€
“Terrible . . .†“Take . . .†“Doctor, I know it’s Sunday, but the kid’s in such a terrible state—you’ve got to help me!â€/â€Give him some junior aspirin and bring him to my office tomorrow. Goodbye.â€EVERYWHERE, USA: a sudden upswing in orders for very small coffins, the right size to take a baby dead from acute infantile enteritis.
John Brunner