The called-up one volubly explained that there was no need in his case for a medical examination. “I’m fit and I want to fight. I want to go over on the first boat. I want to go right into the front trenches, but I want to have a hospital close, so that if I get hit no time will be wasted in taking me where I can get mended right away, so that I can get back to fighting without losing a minute. Pass me in, doctor. Don’t waste any time on me. I want to fight, and keep fighting!” The doctor, however, insisted, and, when he got through, reported a perfect physical specimen. “You don’t find nothing wrong with me, doctor?” “Nothing.” “But, doctor, don’t you think I’m a bit crazy?” |