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He was still half-asleep when the doorbell rang. The sound penetrated his head like someone dropping coins down a well. It rang again, long and urgent, and he opened his eyes and discovered it was morning.
‘Just a minute!’ he croaked, with a sleep-dry mouth. The doorbell wouldn’t wait, though, and kept on calling him. He swung his legs out of bed, groped on the floor for his discarded bathrobe, and pushed his feet uncomfortably into his slippers.
He shuffled out into the hallway. Through the frosted glass front door he could see a short stocky figure in blue, leaning on the bellpush.
‘Just a minute!’ he called again. ‘I’m coming!’
He unlocked the door and peered out. The brilliant Florida sunshine made him blink. The warm morning breeze was blowing the palms beside his driveway, and already the sky was rich and blue.
‘You Dr. Petrie?’ said the man abruptly. He was heavy-set, dressed in crumpled blue coveralls. He was holding his cap in his hand, and his face had the expression of an anxious pug-dog.
‘That’s right. What time is it?’
‘I don’t know,’ said the man hoarsely. ‘Maybe eight-thirty, nine. It’s my kid. He’s sick. I mean, real sick, and I think he’s gonna die or something. You have to come.’
‘Couldn’t you call the hospital?’
‘I did. They asked me what was wrong, and when I told them, they said to see a doctor. They said it didn’t sound too serious. But it keeps on getting worse and worse, and I’m real worried.’
The man was twitchy and sweating and the dark rings under his eyes showed just how little sleep he’d had. Dr. Petrie scratched his stubbly chin, and then nodded. Last night’s party had left him feeling as if someone had hit him in the face with a rubber hammer, but he recognized real anxiety when he saw it.
‘Come in and sit down. I’ll be two minutes.’
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