章 48: Chapter 48: A model for the life he lived

What could downgrade the value of that testimony? Elisabeth's heart thudded.

'Doctor Liu, is your opinion any better than that of Dr Westmore, the surgeon who treated him for three weeks, while your knowledge comes from one session lasting, as you say, several hours?'

How do you profess yourself to be superior to colleagues without denigrating them?

'Sir, within medical circles my opinion is acknowledged as the best. Dr Westmore and I consult from time to time and I believe he holds me in high regard, as I do him. But generally, when several opinions are sought, mine are given most weight.'