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A Bulletin explained
A brief bulletin reports that Lothario is very low according to the doctors, but suggests he will be so again if he ever recovers.
What happens
A brief bulletin reports that Lothario is very low according to the doctors, but suggests he will be so again if he ever recovers.
Key passages
“Lothario is very low, So all the doctors tell. Nay, nay, not so — he will be, though, If ever he get well.”
The doctors say Lothario is gravely ill, but the speaker counters that he will indeed be low again if he ever recovers.
A cynical or ironic take on the prognosis, implying that recovery will only lead to further lows.