The Wrong Time
"You were one of the few people who ever brought up the subject of Johnnie,"
Bertie said. "No one mentioned him during his life, so when he died, it wasn't much
different."
"Often people would rather risk saying nothing than saying the wrong thing."
"The doctors tried everything to cure him. Nothing worked."
"Doctors aren't too keen on admitting ignorance," Lionel said.
"Must be why I'm not too keen on them myself. Present company excepted.
"Of course," Lionel agreed. He tried not to smile.
One day, he'd tell Bertie the truth.
But now was the wrong time.