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Yes, it was hard work, those first three months. Almost more patients than I could cope with.

6 seconds sound clip from the Dr Knock (Theatre Royal 1954) classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:21:51.078 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- I'd sooner be told straight out. I must know. I must know. Is it absolutely fatal?

- No.

- Can it be cured?

- In time.

- You're not deceiving me. I'd rather know the worst. I'll be brave.

- If you're ready to go through with the treatment, madam, steadily and patiently, but I warn you, it's going to cost a lot of money.

- Oh, anything, anything. If only you will try to cure me.

- Madam, I promise you, rushed off my feet as I am, I will try.

- Yes, it was hard work, those first three months. Almost more patients than I could cope with.

- Patients coming in to consult me from miles around.

- The Hotel St. Maurice could scarcely find room to accommodate them until I had time to see them.

- It was converted, at my suggestion, into a sort of sanatorium where I could give them proper attention in the privacy of their own rooms.

- Madam Remy, the manageress, was hard put to it, poor soul. She had to take on a vastly increased staff to attend to them properly.

- Indeed, when Dr. Parpalaid returned to the town at the end of the first three months to claim his first quarterly payment of me, he could scarcely find accommodation.

[...]

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Dr Knock (1954) Sound Clip

Dr KnockEnjoy Robert Morley's performance in the 1954 Theatre Royal radio play of Jules Romain's 'Dr Knock', and explore standout quotes on our website.

Actors: Robert Morley (Dr Knock), Sir Ralph Richardson (Host)

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