«'That's Mr Battle,' said Garry. 'He's crazy, but you can't help to liking him.'
Battle seemed to be dancing, singing, whispering, and talking all at once.»
Malcolm Lawry, "Lunar Caustic"
This is prophylaxis, a practiced absence, a safer distance. He is a fine clinician to diagnose this, a sound decision. This is a family practice, it's anesthetic, it's nonreactive. This is a termination, a fine resemblance, but no relation.