
When he finished taking her history, he got up from the stool, put the clipboard on a counter top and said something to her about finishing the exam. I couldn’t hear it all, but I know Dianne hadn’t been told they’d be doing anything more than take down her history, and that’s probably what she said to him. He started talking about paperwork screw-ups and that it was a simple exam and wouldn’t take long. The whole time he was talking, his voice had a kind of tone that seemed professional, but a little bit bored, as though all he wanted to do was finish up and head for the golf course.