A Jane Austen Encounter

Authors: Donna Fletcher Crow

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“They had come back to Chawton with the others in Paul’s minivan while Gerri and Arthur followed the ambulance in his car. It had been late evening before Gerri and Arthur returned with a white-faced Muriel hobbling on crutches. They scurried around, elevating her wrapped ankle on a footstool, packing it with ice bags, putting a pillow behind her head, bringing her a book, adjusting the light . . .At last Elizabeth had ventured to ask what the doctor advised. Muriel’s mocking laugh showed what s...he thought of the “avoid HARM” caution she had been given. “No Heat, Alcohol, Running, or Massage. Can you believe our government pays the NHS to tell me not to go jogging on a sprained ankle? No wonder this country’s in the fix it is.” She turned to Gerri dithering beside her. “Don’t stand there, girl. You know where the whiskey is!”“Do you think that’s a good idea? I mean, you’re on a pretty strong painkiller. They said—”Muriel’s expletive made even Richard jump.MoreLess Read More Read Less