London at the End of the Century:A Book of Gossip
a Beckett, Arthur William
1900
RESULT OF NEGLECTING A SUGGESTION.
And now to consider the matter methodically. Should Dr. Farren Farce's advice be followed? Why, certainly, if possible. When the physician steps in and interferes in the march of work, it is as well to pay some attention to his cautions. It pays in the long run. As a stitch in time saves nine, so does a week in the country, passed at the proper season, sometimes dispense with the necessity of knocking off work for a year and a day. | |
So we all agree that when the doctors speak we should obey; and having come to this decision follow our own devices. For all that the matter is scarcely a subject that can be cured by jesting. | |