Dr. Karl Anders is a brilliant surgeon, and Zorba wants to keep him on at the hospital. But Anders is concerned with illnesses of his own—he's addicted to morphine, and suffers from leukemia.

A clean, well-lighted place.

""And his name that sat on him was Death.""

A Texas rose.

How do you repay such a debt?

Last straws.

""Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness...""

The title is reportedly the command of King Admetos in Gluck's Alceste.

The indeterminate.