may ever be carried dangerously near to the point where it becomes a dereliction of plain duty. The responsibility of each member of the honorary and resident medical staff at the present time is not free from difficulty, and calls for splendid discipline, but discipline as represented by silence may be carried a great deal too far. Discretion is a great virtue which too few possess in these days, and abstinence from speech mayoften be hoth prudent and wise. There is a silence, however,

中文翻译：

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沉默的责任

可能会被危险地运到接近失职的地步。当前，每一位名誉住院医的责任都不是没有难度的，要求严于律己，但以沉默为代表的纪律，却可能有些过头了。谨慎是一种伟大的美德，在当今很少有人拥有，而禁欲通常是谨慎和明智的。一片寂静，然而，