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Eve Drewelowe's journals, volumes II-III, 1950s

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arrange to have him schedule a very special party "off handedly and apparently guilelessly came Dr Rivers quickly formulated response. And still more disarmingly, "I think I shall go down and have a peek myself." and the other physicians echoed in chorus "Me too." I was satisfied and my mind was shortly at ease. 
However when Friday came and I had been properly fasted in preparation for the event, Dr Sheik came in to tell me that he had called the Colonial Hospital but that this was not Dr Maersch's day to preside at the festivities. Since, however, I had been prepared, Dr Schmitt would function as presiding officer. Very much dissatisfied with this whole arrangement I hesitated to remonstrate, "Yes but I can't have him, I must have Dr Maersch. I have always had him and he knows my stomach. When is his next day as chief consulter at the gastroscopy [tattoo?]?" "Not until next Monday," was the reply, "but since you insist to home for the east tomorrow, you may as well have Dr Schmitt. You are all ready and it would be a shame not to go through with it today, and get it over with!" reasonably and coaxingly inquiring "That leaves me no choice", I momentarily decided with growing conviction. "I will not be able to leave tomorrow for I can nothing else but wait for Dr Maersch. I can have no other."
"Yes, but it isn't necessary for you to wait," he protested. "Dr Schmitt will do the gastroscope for you very well.

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arrange to have him schedule a very special party "off handedly and apparently guilelessly came Dr Rivers quickly formulated response. And still more disarmingly, "I think I shall go down and have a peek myself." and the other physicians echoed in chorus "Me too." I was satisfied and my mind was shortly at ease. However when Friday came and I had been properly fasted in preparation for the event, Dr Sheik came in to tell me that he had called the Colonial Hospital but that this was not Dr Maersch's day to preside at the festivities. Since, however, I had been prepared, Dr Schmitt would function as presiding officer. Very much dissatisfied with this whole arrangement I hesitated to remonstrate, "Yes but I can't have him, I must have Dr Maersch. I have always had him and he knows my stomach. When is his next day as chief consulter at the gastroscopy [tattoo?]?" "Not until next Monday," was the reply, "but since you insist to home for the east tomorrow, you may as well have Dr Schmitt. You are all ready and it would be a shame not to go through with it today, and get it over with!" reasonably and coaxingly inquiring "That leaves me no choice", I momentarily decided with growing conviction. "I will not be able to leave tomorrow for I can nothing else but wait for Dr Maersch. I can have no other." "Yes, but it isn't necessary for you to wait," he protested. "Dr Schmitt will do the gastroscope for you very well.