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D: Hello, Mr Walters. How are you today?
P: Oh, I’m fine, very well, thank you.
D: You know who I am, don’t you?
P: Now, let me see now. I know your face, but I can’t quite place who you are. I think I know. I think I should know who you are.
D: Well, that’s right. I’m Dr Williams. I’ve met you several times before, you know.
P: Oh, you’re the doctor. Well, I remember old Dr Horsburgh quite well. I remember when he had a surgery down in the old Kirkgate, but I don’t remember seeing him recently.
D: No, Dr Horsburgh’s been retired for a good number of years now. I took over his practice and I’ve seen you before. Maybe you don’t recall that. Have you been here long?
P: Where do you mean?
D: In this house, have you been here long?
P: Oh, I’ve been here some time, I think.
D: Do you remember where it is? Where is this place?
P: This’ll be High Street, isn’t it?
D: Yes, this is the High Street. How long have you been living in High Street?
P: Oh, it must be a good number of years now. I, my mother used to stay down in North High Street of course, and I used to stay with her, but when I got married I moved up here. Oh, that must be a good number of years. I can’t quite remember the time.
D: Do you remember when you were born? What was the year of your birth? Can you remember that?
P: Oh, yes. I was born in 1913.
D: What month were you born in? Do you remember that?
P: Oh, yes. I’m an April baby. I was always an April baby. Not an April fool, not the 1st of April, you know.
D: How old will you be now, do you think?
P: I’ve retired now. I must be about 69, I think.
D: Well, there’s no doubt the years go by. What year is it this year? Do you know that?
P: Well, this’ll be about 1989 now, I suppose.
D: Fine, and what month are we in?
P: Oh, now let me see. I can’t remember, doctor.
D: Well, tell me, is it summer or winter?
P: I suppose it’s so cold it must be the winter time. It’ll be January. Is that right?
D: Well, actually it’s February now, but it feels as though it was January, doesn’t it? Do you remember what day of the week it is? Or do the days not mean a great deal to you now that you’re not working?
P: Oh, you’re right the days seem to run into each other, but this’ll be Tuesday, I think. No, it’ll be Wednesday, isn’t it?
D: I suppose that Wednesday or Thursday, one day tends to become much the same as the other when we’re not working. Isn’t that right?
P: Oh, you’re right there.
IV. SYSTEMS OF THE BODY
