"I am sorry you did not see the body after death," I said, after a
pause.
My remark seemed to irritate Mackenzie. He looked at me with raised
brows.
"Would you have thought it necessary to do so?" he asked. "A man known
to be consumptive dies of violent hemorrhage of the lungs. The family
are in great trouble--there is much besides to think of. Would you
under the circumstances have considered it necessary to refuse to give
a certificate without seeing the body?"