The Ice Captain's Daughter
“JONES, arrived at Idunn Court midmorning, and was shown to Jillian’s room. Since the surgeon was an elderly man, Jillian was not as mortified to have him tend her wound as she had been with Logan.“I’ve never treated a bullet wound on a female before,” he said, swabbing the injury with carbolic acid. “Fortunately, it’s little more than a deep scratch. Keep it clean and dry, and you’ll be right as rain very soon.”“May I walk or will it start bleeding again?”“If you lie still today, I see no reaso...n you can’t move around a bit tomorrow. No footraces, though.”The frighteningly red gouge in her skin made her shudder.“Will I have a scar?”“Most likely.” He chuckled at her crestfallen expression. “Don’t be overly concerned, Miss Roring. ’Tis nothing that won’t be concealed until the wedding night, eh?”She felt her cheekbones burn. “I suppose so.”He gave her a drop of laudanum for the pain, wrapped her leg with a fresh bandage and left extra gauze and carbolic acid at her bedside so she could tend the wound herself.MoreLess
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