Lorimers At War (2013)
“She had gone to a good deal of trouble to have Grant examined by a specialist. The verdict was a hopeful one. The boy’s body could never be perfect, but a considerable degree of improvement was possible. An operation which might have been thought chancy in 1913 had become routine by the beginning of 1917. Margaret had felt pleased and enthusiastic as she explained to her nephew what would be involved, but his reaction was all too familiar.
‘I don’t want to,’ he said.
‘Is it because you’re frigh...tened of being hurt?’ Margaret asked. ‘You don’t feel anything at all in an operation, you know. The doctor puts a mask over your face, with ether on it. Before you know what’s happening you’re in a deep sleep, and when you wake up it’s all over.’ ‘I don’t want to,’ said Grant again.
‘Come with me,’ said Margaret. She found it continually necessary to fight against irritation in her dealings with her uninvited guest. Grant was no longer quite as unattractive in appearance as on the day of his arrival.MoreLess
‘I don’t want to,’ he said.
‘Is it because you’re frigh...tened of being hurt?’ Margaret asked. ‘You don’t feel anything at all in an operation, you know. The doctor puts a mask over your face, with ether on it. Before you know what’s happening you’re in a deep sleep, and when you wake up it’s all over.’ ‘I don’t want to,’ said Grant again.
‘Come with me,’ said Margaret. She found it continually necessary to fight against irritation in her dealings with her uninvited guest. Grant was no longer quite as unattractive in appearance as on the day of his arrival.MoreLess
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