The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker (1996)
“Bunce called from the doorway. “Leave the horses be, Lucas. Dr. Beecher’s needed at Clem Buell’s place. He’s been waiting for you.”
She disappeared into the house, and Lucas guessed she was going to tell Doc Beecher he’d returned. He was curious, and eager to see what he and Doc would be doing next.
Doc came out then, his black bag in one hand, a wooden crutch in the other, and sat beside Lucas in the wagon. “You drive,” he said, and pointed the way.
“I’m afraid of what condition we’ll find Bue...ll in, Lucas,” he said. His face looked worried as he settled himself beneath the blanket. “He hurt the leg over two weeks ago and didn’t send for me until now. His nephew Nat tells me it looks bad.”
Lucas urged the horses forward. “The wheel’s fixed, Doc,” he said. “Mr. Oaks said you didn’t need a new one. Said to tell you this one should last a while yet.”
“Eben’s a good man,” Doc answered distractedly. “Honest as the day is long.”
“Yes, Doc,”MoreLess
She disappeared into the house, and Lucas guessed she was going to tell Doc Beecher he’d returned. He was curious, and eager to see what he and Doc would be doing next.
Doc came out then, his black bag in one hand, a wooden crutch in the other, and sat beside Lucas in the wagon. “You drive,” he said, and pointed the way.
“I’m afraid of what condition we’ll find Bue...ll in, Lucas,” he said. His face looked worried as he settled himself beneath the blanket. “He hurt the leg over two weeks ago and didn’t send for me until now. His nephew Nat tells me it looks bad.”
Lucas urged the horses forward. “The wheel’s fixed, Doc,” he said. “Mr. Oaks said you didn’t need a new one. Said to tell you this one should last a while yet.”
“Eben’s a good man,” Doc answered distractedly. “Honest as the day is long.”
“Yes, Doc,”MoreLess
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