This seems to be one of his cases
--but I confess, when I mentioned Barnwell, I didn't think of him. The
situation came so suddenly. And in spite of his name being yours, I
didn't expect to find him here.
ASHER. Then you know of Jonathan?
DR. FRYE. I didn't know of him until I read the book which he published
about a year ago. When I was in Baltimore in March, I asked for him at
Johns Hopkins's, and they told me that he had gone to New England for his
health. Extraordinary to meet him here--and today!
ASHER. What book? He's never spoken to me of any book.
DR. FRYE. On the Physical Effects of Mental Crises. There has been a
good deal of controversy about it in the profession, but I'm one of those
who believe that the physician must seek to cure, not only the body, but
the soul. We make a guess--though he's published no religion--the true
scientist is the minister of the future.
ASHER. I never realized that Jonathan--!
DR. FRYE (smiling a little). No prophet is without honour save in his
own country.
ASHER. What has he given George?
DR. FRYE. I can't tell you exactly, but I can make a guess--though he's
published no account of his recent experiments.
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