第四部分（the embarrassing beginning）,没动力了。

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Sitting up expectantly, alone in a room with three other empty beds, Paul saw a smiling, emaciated

black woman who had no hair. Yet, there she sat, in a pink bathrobe, holding in one hand a Holy Bible and in the

other a mirror and a brush. She saw Paul staring, first at her bald head and then down at the hand which held

the brush. She then looked down at the brush herself and with a smile and flustered apology said, " I forgot

sometimes, first thing in the morning. "
        Despite how thin she was, her face was broad with high strong cheekbones. She had large

expressive brown eyes and a full-lipped engaging smile. Her face was the kind that invited trust even in

strangers, and her expression said, " Don't be afraid, come closer. " Despite her baldness, her demeanor was

unmistakably feminine.
        Paul took a second to gain his composure.
        " Good morning, Mrs. Clark, " he finally said. " I am Dr. Stevens. "
        He had been encouraged by Dr. Gellman to introduce himself that way, but having said it he

immediately felt like a complete phony. He hastily added that he was " a student doctor. " Then, ... " A

freshman. " Mrs. Clark smiled, nodded, and waited expectantly.
        Paul then muffed his opening  line. He had been told in lecture to ask, " What sort of troubles have

you been having? " Instead he repeated himself, nervously introducing himself a second time as " Paul Stevens

... Dr. Stevens ... a student doctor. " Once again Mrs. Clark smiled and waited.
        " Ah, um, how are you, that is? " Paul stuttered.
        " I'm fine, " she said patiently.
        " Um, I see ... um ... "
        She seemed to empathize with Paul's discomfort, for as he stammered and fidgeted she leaned

forward him and raised her eyebrows encouragingly, as though she wished to help him, like a fledgling actor,

over these difficult opening lines.
        After a bit more fumbling, Paul managed to find himself a chair and to seat himself by the side of her

bed. He tugged once on the knot of his tie,cleared his throat, and began to try to sound " doctorly. "