James Crichton-Browne Quote

"Oh, sir, we made a terrible mistake in the case of that man yesterday! We amputated the wrong leg!" "Ah well," the surgeon replied, complacently, "it's of no consequence, for I have just been looking at the other leg, and it's going to get better."


The Doctor's After Thoughts (p. 15), E. Benn Ltd. 1932


Oh, sir, we made a terrible mistake in the case of that man yesterday! We amputated the wrong leg! Ah well, the surgeon replied, complacently, it's...

Oh, sir, we made a terrible mistake in the case of that man yesterday! We amputated the wrong leg! Ah well, the surgeon replied, complacently, it's...

Oh, sir, we made a terrible mistake in the case of that man yesterday! We amputated the wrong leg! Ah well, the surgeon replied, complacently, it's...

Oh, sir, we made a terrible mistake in the case of that man yesterday! We amputated the wrong leg! Ah well, the surgeon replied, complacently, it's...