Dead Men Tell No Tales

and his brow wrinkled at its heat. He asked for the other hand to feel my pulse. I had to drop my letter to comply.

“I wish to goodness there was something I could do for you,” he said. “Would you - would you care to see a doctor?”

I shook my head, and could have smiled at his visible relief.

“Then I’m going to prescribe for you,” he said with decision. “It’s the place that doesn’t agree with you, and it was I who


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and his brow wrinkled at its heat. He asked for the other hand to feel my pulse. I had to drop my letter to comply.

“I wish to goodness there was something I could do for you,” he said. “Would you - would you care to see a doctor?”

I shook my head, and could have smiled at his visible relief.

“Then I’m going to prescribe for you,” he said with decision. “It’s the place that doesn’t agree with you, and it was I who


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