I said I was to see Dr Brian. With a slight bow, the beginnings of a Mona Lisa smile, and a pregnant silence, he ushered me into a waiting room.

• 我说我要见布赖恩医生。他欠欠身子，露出蒙娜丽莎般的微笑，有所期待似地沉默了一会儿，然后把我引进了一间候诊室。