Philip begins his inpatient rotation. Philip meets a man named Thorne Athelny who has come in for a mysterious jaundice condition. Philip and this man hit it off right away. When Athelny is released from the hospital, he invites Philip to come to Sunday dinner. Philip is happy to take him up on the invitation. At dinner, Philip meets Athelny's nine children and wife, Helen. Philip finds the family boisterous and pleasant to be around, despite the fact that Philip believes Athelny exaggerates his family tree to make himself seem more important than he is. Athelny is well educated and through him Philip develops a passion for Spain and the painter El Greco. Philip begins formulate a plan to visit Spain after he finishes school.
Philip becomes a regular visitor at the Athelny home.....
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