Plague (2013)
“He got up and peeped between the bed-curtains. “Master? Are you unwell?”
William Kemp’s eyes were glassy, his face flushed.
Sam began to tremble. His insides felt hollow. He ran across the landing and knocked on the door of Alice’s room.
She opened it, dressed in her best yellow gown.
“I’m off to my mother’s,” she said. “What’s the matter, Sam?”
“Master Kemp is ill.”
“Oh! Don’t worry. He often has these turns.” She smiled.
“No – he’s feverish. Please come and look at him!”
Sam could see she wan...ted to be on her way, but she followed him into the room. It had an unhealthy smell. William Kemp groaned, and said, “Alice, send Sam for the apothecary. I fear it may be the plague.”
“Don’t say that, Master!” Alice protested. “It’ll be some chill you picked up in church yesterday.” But Sam saw that her face had gone white and she stood well back from the bed.
She led Sam outside. “You heard what your master said? Go now, and fetch the apothecary.MoreLess
William Kemp’s eyes were glassy, his face flushed.
Sam began to tremble. His insides felt hollow. He ran across the landing and knocked on the door of Alice’s room.
She opened it, dressed in her best yellow gown.
“I’m off to my mother’s,” she said. “What’s the matter, Sam?”
“Master Kemp is ill.”
“Oh! Don’t worry. He often has these turns.” She smiled.
“No – he’s feverish. Please come and look at him!”
Sam could see she wan...ted to be on her way, but she followed him into the room. It had an unhealthy smell. William Kemp groaned, and said, “Alice, send Sam for the apothecary. I fear it may be the plague.”
“Don’t say that, Master!” Alice protested. “It’ll be some chill you picked up in church yesterday.” But Sam saw that her face had gone white and she stood well back from the bed.
She led Sam outside. “You heard what your master said? Go now, and fetch the apothecary.MoreLess
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