Why did Jerome feel that his visit to a doctor would do the doctor a good turn?

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Asked by ankeeta p #334929 on 9/1/2013 6:43 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 9/1/2013 6:59 AM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 9/1/2013 6:59 AM

Jerome felt that his visit would do the doctor a good turn because he needed "practice."

From the text:

“What a doctor wants,” I said, “is practice."

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)