"Thanks. I only want a little."
"Take the lot."
"But you'll want it sooner or later."
"No."
"Of course you will."
"No."
"Then you have some more?"
"No."
"Then of course you'll want it."
"No, I'm not a doctor and I don't know how to use it. I don't really
know the use of any drug. I've probably killed off dozens of people in
my efforts to assist. I'm so glad you've come to live here."
When Warner sent applicants for medical relief to his new friend on the
other side of the hill, they went, of course, but not too willingly. The
newcomer did much good, but it was Warner who got the credit for it all.
The natives invariably consulted Warner before going to the Missionary,
and returned again to thank him after they had been treated. They
persisted in the belief that the Missionary doctor was their Doctor's
man.
Warner is still spoken of as "The Doctor"; all others who came later are
referred to as "Medical Men."