Dr Turnbull was there, dressed and looking very sour. I listened with one side of my mind to what was coming out of the loudspeaker, but crossed directly to him. I said in a low tone, ‘I’ve been thinking about what you said this morning, Doctor. Would you like it if we could get in somebody to help you at the Lewis River? There’s just the chance, of course, that this clear weather may last longer than we think. It’s possible that I could put you down there, and then make a second trip, fly somebody else in. There might be time enough for that, you see.’ The loudspeaker was saying, ‘Well, it’s a lovely day here now, Hobart. The sun’s shining and everything. The wind’s still strong, though. It looks rough out at sea, and it’s breaking very hard at the mouth of the river. I wouldn’t want to see Don try it in the boat.’ The doctor said, ‘It’s a job that needs some help, somebody who knows what to do. The district nurse wouldn’t be able to land like that … There just isn’t anyone round here.’ ‘How would it be if I asked Hobart to fly Dr Parkinson up here?
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