And the doctor gave the princess, as though she were an exceptionally intelligent woman, a scientific diagnosis of the young princess's condition, concluding with directions for taking the useless waters. At the question as to whether they should go abroad, the doctor began pondering profoundly, as though solving a difficult problem. The answer was finally given: they were to go abroad, and not believe what the quacks told them, but refer to him about everything.
Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina
Submitted by: Dean H. Gesme Jr., MD; Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
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