WHAT WAS WRONG

New Zealand Tablet, 23 July 1908, Page 38

WHAT WAS WRONG

The professor of surgery in one of our universities has the reputation of being one of the most painstaking and delicate operators in Australia, thoughtful of the patient and careful in the clinic. One day, in the course of a clinical demonstration, he turned to a student who had just commenced his studies with the question :

' Now, sir, can you tell me what is wrong with my dressing?'

The ingenuous youth turned red and preserved a discreet silence. The professor, however, was not to be put off, and repeated the question. After a long pause, the youth stammered "out, in a fit of desperation :

' Well, sir, if you insist on my telling you, I should say your tie is not quite straight.'