HOW TO BE A DOCTOR (after Stephen Leacock) I

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 780.

That night ___ (to be) my first appearance on the stage and Mother's last.

CHAPLIN'S FIRST APPEARANCE ON THE STAGE II

I ___ (to remember) him leading me by the hand after a few explanatory words to the audience leaving me on the stage alone. I ___ (to start) to sing accompanied by the orchestra. It ___ (to be) a well-known song called "Jack Jones"... Soon a shower of money ___ (to pour) onto the stage. Immediately I ___ (to stop) and ___ (to say) that I ___ (to pick) up the money first and ___ (to sing) afterwards. This ___ (to cause) much laughter. The manager ___ (to come) on the stage and ___ (to help) me to gather it up. I ___ (to think) he ___ (to be) going to keep it. This thought ___ (to be) conveyed to the audience and ___ (to increase) their laughter, especially when he ___ (to walk) off with me anxiously following him. After he ___ (to hand) it to Mother I ___ (to return) and ___ (to continue) to sing. I ___ (to be) quite at home. I ___ (to talk) to the audience, ___ (to dance) and ___ (to do) several imitations including one of Mother's song that she ___ (to sing) that evening. And in repeating the chorus, in all innocence I ___ (to imitate) Mother's voice cracking and ___ (to be) surprised at the impression it ___ (to have) on the audience. There ___ (to be) laughter and cheers, then more money-throwing and when Mother ___ (to come) on the stage to carry me off, her presence ___ (to evoke) tremendous applause.

The point I want to develop is that the modern doctor's business is a very easy one which could be learned in about two weeks. This ___ (to be) the way it ___ (to be) done. The patient ___ (to enter) the consulting room.

"Doctor", he ___ (to say), "I ___ (to have) a bad pain". "

Where it ___ (to be)?"

"Here".

"Stand up", the doctor ___ (to say), "and puts your arms above your head".