There rsquo s a monument in the chapel of Christ rsquo s College Cambridge dedicated to two seventeenth-century physicians John Finch and Thomas Baines Known as the ldquo inseparable friends rdquo Finch and Baines collaborated on medical research and traveled together on diplomatic trips When Baines died in Finch lamented their ldquo unbroken marriage of souls rdquo that had lasted thirty-six years Theirs had been a friendship of affection loyalty and commitment King David and Jonathan had a friendship equally as close They shared deep mutual affection Samuel and even made vows of commitment to each other vv ndash Their
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