And Fildes was so taken by the physician who held vigil at the bedside for two, three nights, that he decided that he would try and depict the physician in our time -- almost a tribute to this physician.
Fildes je bio toliko zadivljen liječnikom koji je probdio dvije-tri noći uz krevet djeteta, da je odlučio pokušati prikazati liječnika našeg vremena, skoro poput odavanja počasti tom liječniku.