It was now quarter past seven and she wondered if he might not yet be in. As luck would have it, the doctor was just returning from his night-long vigil with Her Majesty. It was common knowledge that the Queen suffered from an acute allergy to crustaceans, hence they were never served on any of her menus. When Nicholas had reached her suite last evening, he found Queen Georgiana particularly wheezy and had immediately administered a shot of adrenalin and some steroids. After his encounter with Admiral Harding there was no way he was going to leave the room until Her Majesty was fully recovered. Dead monarchs were not something he was prepared to have on his conscience. Lush traipsed towards his office. Dark circles hung beneath his eyes and he yawned loudly as he reached the door. ‘Good morning, Dr Lush.’ Alice-Miranda bounced towards him. ‘Oh, godfathers,’ he muttered. ‘Not you again. What is it this time?
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