No man, however distinguished, can keep a shred of dignity when clad in a bob-tailed, tied at the back, hospital gown, tubes sticking out of him every which way, while he has only the strength of an anemic flea after a heart bypass operation. Such is the condition of Mr J Barnabas Whitney, millionaire bank president, member of three exclusive clubs, and pillar of his church. Under such circumstances, who could expect him to be anything but cantankerous!