Dark Waters
“He was carrying a wicker basket, of the kind that might be used to transport small birds to market. This he deposited, without explanation, on the floor beside his medical bag and sat down with a heavy sigh in my client chair. His face was pale and drawn. I suppressed the desire to ask what was in the basket.
‘How is the sick man?’ I asked instead.
‘No longer sick. May I have the samples you brought away with you?’ I unlocked the drawer containing the jar and bottle that Fidelis had entrusted t...o me, and handed them over.
‘That is excellent news, Luke!’ I exclaimed. ‘So he’s on the mend after all.’ ‘No, he’s dead,’ said Fidelis, finding room for the samples in his medical bag.
My elation subsided.
‘So, it was just as you’d predicted.’ ‘Yes.’ ‘And in spite of your prescription from Wilson.’ His answer was a little brusque.
‘That wasn’t intended to cure the man, only to make him more comfortable until the end.’ ‘And the cause of death?’ He scrubbed his face with his hands.MoreLess
‘How is the sick man?’ I asked instead.
‘No longer sick. May I have the samples you brought away with you?’ I unlocked the drawer containing the jar and bottle that Fidelis had entrusted t...o me, and handed them over.
‘That is excellent news, Luke!’ I exclaimed. ‘So he’s on the mend after all.’ ‘No, he’s dead,’ said Fidelis, finding room for the samples in his medical bag.
My elation subsided.
‘So, it was just as you’d predicted.’ ‘Yes.’ ‘And in spite of your prescription from Wilson.’ His answer was a little brusque.
‘That wasn’t intended to cure the man, only to make him more comfortable until the end.’ ‘And the cause of death?’ He scrubbed his face with his hands.MoreLess
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