yellow was dispiring and suggested disease . yellow fever . dengue fever , malaria , jaundice . i flipped it open at the back . then rifled through the document s from the bottom up .
there were assorted letters from doctors with addresses in harley srteet . one reported the results of an eye test . another a blood test , all routine , all normal , negative , nonthreatening . the top letter on the pile was diffirent . it read : " dear mr lloyd . as we agreed at our consultation , i have made arrangements for you to see my colleague , my oxford , at the london heart hospital . i have explained my concerns - blood pressure , murmur , etcetera , and he will proceed with the investigation . if you would kindly get in touch with him directly ...."
the letter was dated six months ago .
i reread the polite sentences . behind the bland " concerns " was hidden a colded allusion , nathan , the consultant was suggesting , displayed a cluster of symtoms and was required to do something about it .
nathan had filed to do so .
angrily , i snatched up th letter . why ? and why had he not told me ?
it would habve been so easy to manage . we could have attended the apointment together . i would have sat meck as a mouse reading county life or dog-eared coppies of hallo ! while thee highways and byways of his artieries and the chambers of his heart were flagged up on a screen . as we listened to the verdict of sewhat was wrong , i know i would have reached out and taken his hand .
nathan would only have had to say ." 'm having problem with my heart .
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