Charles Dickens' Consultation with Mr. Syme *The Life of Charles Dickens, by John Forster, page 417.
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us believe) in any dialect in Scotland; in fact the tendency in all Scotch dialects is to pronounce it "jest." And as regards the alleged difference of opinion between Mr. Syme and Sir Henry Thompson, I heard Mr. Syme describe his interview with Dickens on the day it took place, and remember that he not only took a serious view of the condition of Dickens' foot, but also spoke of Sir Henry Thompson's diagnosis with the same respect as he invariably did of all that gentleman's opinions. I therefore look upon this part of Dickens's account as no less fabricated than the pseudo-Scotticisms undoubtedly were.
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