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been seen by anyone I shouldn’t be able to get a certificate.
There’d have to be an inquest and I should be blamed for not
calling a doctor in.’
‘I hadn’t thought of that. I thought you wanted me to see
a doctor for my sake and not for your own. I’ll see a doctor
whenever you like.’
Philip did not answer, but gave an almost imperceptible
shrug of the shoulders. Cronshaw, watching him, gave a lit-
tle chuckle.
‘Don’t look so angry, my dear. I know very well you
want to do everything you can for me. Let’s see your doc-
tor, perhaps he can do something for me, and at any rate
it’ll comfort you.’ He turned his eyes to Upjohn. ‘You’re a
damned fool, Leonard. Why d’you want to worry the boy?
He has quite enough to do to put up with me. You’ll do
nothing more for me than write a pretty article about me
after my death. I know you.’
Next day Philip went to Dr. Tyrell. He felt that he was
the sort of man to be interested by the story, and as soon as
Tyrell was free of his day’s work he accompanied Philip to
Kennington. He could only agree with what Philip had told
him. The case was hopeless.
‘I’ll take him into the hospital if you like,’ he said. ‘He can
have a small ward.’
‘Nothing would induce him to come.’
‘You know, he may die any minute, or else he may get an-
other attack of pneumonia.’
Philip nodded. Dr. Tyrell made one or two suggestions,
and promised to come again whenever Philip wanted him

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