Arrogance

“What do you think of my Rolex?” My eyes wanted to roll and my eyebrows wanted to rise, but I tried desperately to stop them. The result was a bizarre grimace and an appointment with an ophthalmologist. This had been going on all the morning. The wristwatch in question had been displayed to almost every patient while the orthopaedic surgeon (you could have guessed) grinned at their reluctant compliments.

Meanwhile, in a lab at …