The junior doctor, uncomfortable with this deceit, asked the minister’s wife for permission to tell the truth, and after much hesitation, she agreed. When the minister heard the news, he fell into a state of such despair that he refused all painkillers.
我们这位资浅医生对这种期满手段很不快，要求牧师的妻子允许他们告诉患者真相。几经犹豫之后，妻子同意了这一要求。牧师听到病情后陷入了彻底的绝望，拒绝使用镇痛药。他认为自己一定会堕入地狱。40多年后的今天，这位医生告诉我：“时至今日，我仍能想起他的面容。这是我整个行医生涯中所犯下的最大的错误。”