Weeks had passed, and Benjamin's home looked different.
The bottom floor was no longer a clinic. In its place there was a large sitting room, a dining hall, a kitchen, a library, and a study where the consultation room had been.
The clinic now occupied its own building next to his home.
Behind his home, there were several smaller structures. They were housing for Madam Wagner and the attendants, for those who came to study, and for those who came to teach.
Patients were pleased. The clinic and its school had even made the newspaper. Benjamin's name went unmentioned, as requested.
The article noted only that a modest clinic had undergone renovations and expanded its services to working families, that teachers had come from abroad, and that fees operated on a sliding scale.
Several patients had been interviewed. They spoke warmly of the doctor — the most patient, most knowledgeable — without ever offering a name.
