Rebecca Hagan Lee
“—CONFUCIUS, 551–479 B.C.
Dr. Galen Stone, a rather spare, stoop-shouldered man, world-weary and older than his years, confirmed much of Will’s layman diagnosis as he examined the girl Will Keegan told him he and Jack O’Brien had found beaten and half-conscious on the boardwalk outside the Silken Angel Saloon when they were locking up.
She had a badly bruised throat and neck, a sprained wrist, a bruised rib or two, and a nasty little stab wound. The stab wound, high on her shoulder, wasn...’t life threatening by itself, but the puncture could spawn infection or fever or both. In addition to her other injuries, her face was a mass of lacerations and bruises.
There was no mistaking the fact that someone had tried his damnedest to kill her. Documenting the damage done to her, Dr. Stone thought it was a miracle that the person hadn’t, and that she hadn’t suffered more serious injuries.
Shortly after arriving, he’d sent Jack downstairs to boil water and tear strips of linens for bandages.MoreLess
Dr. Galen Stone, a rather spare, stoop-shouldered man, world-weary and older than his years, confirmed much of Will’s layman diagnosis as he examined the girl Will Keegan told him he and Jack O’Brien had found beaten and half-conscious on the boardwalk outside the Silken Angel Saloon when they were locking up.
She had a badly bruised throat and neck, a sprained wrist, a bruised rib or two, and a nasty little stab wound. The stab wound, high on her shoulder, wasn...’t life threatening by itself, but the puncture could spawn infection or fever or both. In addition to her other injuries, her face was a mass of lacerations and bruises.
There was no mistaking the fact that someone had tried his damnedest to kill her. Documenting the damage done to her, Dr. Stone thought it was a miracle that the person hadn’t, and that she hadn’t suffered more serious injuries.
Shortly after arriving, he’d sent Jack downstairs to boil water and tear strips of linens for bandages.MoreLess
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