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         I (feel) 1  rather poor lately, so this morning at nine I(go)  2  to the doctor. I (find) 3  him alone in his waiting-room, where he ( stand)  4  by the window.

          “Where (be) 5   your patients? You (cure) 6  them all?” I (ask) 7  .

          “The reason why people (not, crowd)  8  into this room now is that on Wednesday I (not, begin) 9  consultations here until half past ten. Such (be) 10   my habit for the last twenty-five years.”

           “I’m sorry I (come) 11   too early,” I (say)  12  . “I (go away)  13  and (come back) 14  later.

           “Oh, no. I (prefer) 15  early patients to late ones. In the course of my practice I (notice) 16  that late comers (visit) 17  the doctor because they (need ) 18  some sympathy . They are like a dog that once (come) 19  here with a sore paw; I (bandage) 20  it for him and while I (do) 21  this he (look at) 22  me with great lonely eyes. He (come back) 23   the next day and every day until his paw (become) 24   well. I (find out) 25  that his master (go away) 26  . The dog is old now but he still (come) 27 .