In order to picture to myself a talented doctor such as Kekesfalva had described to me, I had confined my imagination to those characteristics which the average producer and theatrical wig-maker exploit to present the typical stage doctor; a spiritualized countenance, a keen and penetrating eye, an impressive bearing, a scintillating wit again and again we fall hopelessly into the foolish error of thinking that Nature sets a special staill on outstanding individuals so that they may be recognized at a glance.
