Evermore
“Good lord," I said. "I don't know much about it, but I do know having an addiction to it can be debilitating." Theo folded the brown paper over the powder and tucked the parcel into his waistcoat pocket.
"That explains why Blunt was sick. He must be due his next dose." He patted his pocket. We now had his next dose.
"That's what he must have meant about his appointment," I said. "Will he be all right? What will happen if he doesn't take it?" Theo shrugged. "Culvert, do you know?" George's nod w...as grim. "I do unfortunately. There was a fellow in the Society who was addicted to the stuff. He started smoking it to lessen the pain of a back injury obtained from a riding accident. After a few months, it no longer had the same effect and he needed to smoke more of the stuff to get some relief. That's when his health began to decline.
He lost weight, lost his ability to focus, and looked ill all of the time. He ceased caring about everything and everybody, which I think was part of its allure.MoreLess
"That explains why Blunt was sick. He must be due his next dose." He patted his pocket. We now had his next dose.
"That's what he must have meant about his appointment," I said. "Will he be all right? What will happen if he doesn't take it?" Theo shrugged. "Culvert, do you know?" George's nod w...as grim. "I do unfortunately. There was a fellow in the Society who was addicted to the stuff. He started smoking it to lessen the pain of a back injury obtained from a riding accident. After a few months, it no longer had the same effect and he needed to smoke more of the stuff to get some relief. That's when his health began to decline.
He lost weight, lost his ability to focus, and looked ill all of the time. He ceased caring about everything and everybody, which I think was part of its allure.MoreLess
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