relieved the obstruction, but which left the undermining element still unsuspected – as before. And so recurrence of trouble in April was not surprising. There was still an absence of direct evidence of dysentery, but Professor Digsby of Hong Kong University, consulted at the request of Dr. Montgomery suggested that a course of specific anti-dysenteric treatment be administered. This was followed by dramatic results & I left for England to convalesce. Apart from an attack of illness when near Malaya I had a splendid voyage. I arrived home 1/2 a stone heavier & eating “everything”. After 10 days here bowel symptoms developed – not exactly as before. A very thorough over-hauling at the Tropical Diseases Hospital resulted in the diagnosis that I was suffering from “Post-dysenteric colitis”. That indicates that the site of the former

雖然手術成功去除身體內的阻礙，不過未能解決身體病狀主要因子，所以4月病狀復發時不讓人意外。雖然當時症狀未指向痢疾，但是香港大學的Digsby教授經詢Montgomery醫師後，建議我接受痢疾的療程。我接受療程後，恢復速度非常快，並回到英國休養身體。除了經過馬來亞時身體微恙，路程上一路平安順遂。抵達英國時發現自己也胖了1/2磅，胃口也好的不得了。經歷10日後，我身體大腸出現一些症狀（跟過去有些不同），進去熱帶疾病醫院待了一陣子後，才發現有「痢疾後大腸炎」，