The Medical Case Summary

Story 23: The Medical Case

The young doctor Korolev is called to a factory where the owner's daughter is quite ill. Korolev must travel from Moscow, quite a distance to the factory. Korolev reaches the factory and meets his patient, Liza, her mother Mrs. Lialikov, and the governess. Liza tells him that her heart is racing and that she cannot sleep at night because of it. He examines her and finds no problem with her heart or any other health issue. Mrs. Lialikov asks him to stay the night because the condition usually hits Liza at night. Reluctantly, he decides to stay the night and is shown to his room. The factory is noisy and looks like it is run by the devil himself. He visits Liza early the next morning. He tells her that her problem is that she...