66° North
“Árni showed the photograph to the woman at reception in the National Hospital. ‘Oh, that’s Íris,’ she said. Within a couple of minutes Árni was in a quiet corner of one of the endless corridors, talking to the woman with the round face and the snub nose.
‘I remember him,’ the nurse said. ‘He’d got tear gas in his eye. He was in quite a lot of pain, that stuff is no joke. He had this idiotic idea that I should get two raw steaks and place them on his eyes. He said he knew where to get some. ...He was quite insistent.’ ‘Did you do it?’ asked Árni.
‘Of course not,’ said the nurse, glancing at Árni as if he was an idiot.
Árni smiled encouragingly. That happened to him quite a lot. Smile and move on, was his motto.
‘I gave him a solution of water and sodium bisulphate. Tear gas wears off of its own accord in a few minutes.’ ‘Did the boy say what his name was?’ Árni asked.MoreLess
‘I remember him,’ the nurse said. ‘He’d got tear gas in his eye. He was in quite a lot of pain, that stuff is no joke. He had this idiotic idea that I should get two raw steaks and place them on his eyes. He said he knew where to get some. ...He was quite insistent.’ ‘Did you do it?’ asked Árni.
‘Of course not,’ said the nurse, glancing at Árni as if he was an idiot.
Árni smiled encouragingly. That happened to him quite a lot. Smile and move on, was his motto.
‘I gave him a solution of water and sodium bisulphate. Tear gas wears off of its own accord in a few minutes.’ ‘Did the boy say what his name was?’ Árni asked.MoreLess
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