10 THE NETWORK BROADENSThe following two appointments on that first afternoon went equally smoothly, as did the fourth until the doctor raised the issue of confidentiality and the patients’ rights.
“I have a good mind to call the police right now and have you arrested! I have a standing in the community and my reputation to consider. I can’t afford to get involved in dodgy foreign schemes.”
“I understand your reluctance, doctor, but I don’t think you have had the chance to completely think this through. We have sprung it upon you, and I apologise for that, but we are faced with the constraint of time. However, your dying patients will have the chance to benefit from this scheme and for that they will be eternally grateful to you.”
“You are just greedy Western capitalists seeking to make
