An Irish Country Doctor
“Certainly, he thought, O'Reilly's clinical methods might leave something to be desired, but, he burped gently, he was willing to forgive the man's eccentricities as long as Mrs. Kincaid's cooking stayed at its current level.
"Home visits," said O'Reilly from across the table. He consulted a piece of paper. "Anyone who's too sick to come to the surgery phones Kinky in the morning, and she gives me my list." "The one she gave you at breakfast?" "Aye, and she tells me to add any who call duri...ng the morning." O'Reilly folded the paper and stuck it into the side pocket of his tweed jacket. "We're lucky today--just one. At the Kennedys'." He rose. "Let's get moving. There's a rugby game tonight on the telly. I want to get back in time for the kickoff." Barry followed down the hall and into the kitchen where Mrs. Kincaid, up to her elbows in a sink full of soapy water, greeted them with a smile and said, "Would you like them lobsters for supper, Doctor dear?" "That would be grand, Kinky." Barry savoured the prospect.MoreLess
"Home visits," said O'Reilly from across the table. He consulted a piece of paper. "Anyone who's too sick to come to the surgery phones Kinky in the morning, and she gives me my list." "The one she gave you at breakfast?" "Aye, and she tells me to add any who call duri...ng the morning." O'Reilly folded the paper and stuck it into the side pocket of his tweed jacket. "We're lucky today--just one. At the Kennedys'." He rose. "Let's get moving. There's a rugby game tonight on the telly. I want to get back in time for the kickoff." Barry followed down the hall and into the kitchen where Mrs. Kincaid, up to her elbows in a sink full of soapy water, greeted them with a smile and said, "Would you like them lobsters for supper, Doctor dear?" "That would be grand, Kinky." Barry savoured the prospect.MoreLess
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