The 2 12 Pillars of Wisdom
“As a boy, he had been taken to the dentist every year, but treatment had rarely been necessary and the dentist had dismissed him.‘Only come if you have toothache,’ he said to von Igelfeld. ‘These teeth of yours will last you your life.’Von Igelfeld followed this questionable advice, and never thought thereafter of consulting a dentist. Then, shortly after his return from the French Philological Forum in Lyons, he felt a sudden, gnawing pain at the back of his lower jaw. He looked at his mouth i...n a mirror, but saw nothing other than a gleaming row of apparently healthy teeth. There were no mouth ulcers and there was no swelling, but the pain made him feel as if a long, heated needle was being driven into his bone.He put up with it for a full morning, and then, after lunch, when it seemed as if his mouth would explode in searing agony, he walked to a dental studio which he had noticed round the corner from the Institute. A receptionist met him and took his history with compassion.‘You’re obviously in great pain,’ she said.MoreLess
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