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'''The Doctor''' | |||
The famous doctor Hippocrates is jealous of his nephew’s skill in medicine, which surpasses his own. The nephew is summoned to treat a prince plagued with an incurable malady; the nephew correctly surmises that the issue stems from the fact that the young man is, in fact, a bastard, and lack of knowledge of his true father had hindered all previous medical treatment. When the prince's mother discretely reveals her son’s true parentage, Hippocrates’ nephew is able to heal the young man, gaining great acclaim. Hippocrates summons the young man to him, pretending to wish to learn his methods, but kills him instead. Shortly thereafter, Hippocrates himself falls ill with a sickness that his nephew would have been able to cure, and dies – a warning to the emperor, should he, too, hastily and foolishly kill his own son. | |||
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The Doctor
The famous doctor Hippocrates is jealous of his nephew’s skill in medicine, which surpasses his own. The nephew is summoned to treat a prince plagued with an incurable malady; the nephew correctly surmises that the issue stems from the fact that the young man is, in fact, a bastard, and lack of knowledge of his true father had hindered all previous medical treatment. When the prince's mother discretely reveals her son’s true parentage, Hippocrates’ nephew is able to heal the young man, gaining great acclaim. Hippocrates summons the young man to him, pretending to wish to learn his methods, but kills him instead. Shortly thereafter, Hippocrates himself falls ill with a sickness that his nephew would have been able to cure, and dies – a warning to the emperor, should he, too, hastily and foolishly kill his own son.
