The Devil's Due: An Irish Historical Thriller - Plot & Excerpts
He shook his head and sighed, resentful, it seemed, that another patient had been brought into his ward. As if it took tremendous effort, he sighed again and began to check Liam’s eyes and nose. He asked several questions and Seamus answered. The nuns glanced back at me several times. I felt a prickle on my neck, fearful they could see through my disguise. The doctor placed a black cup over Liam’s chest; two tubes extended from it, and he stuck the ends in his own ears. He was listening to Liam’s heart or lungs or maybe both, I didn’t know. After a long while, he finally pulled the cup away. He stood and said something to one of the nuns. Liam moaned softly while the other nun wiped his head with a damp cloth. The doctor turned and, as if he were just seeing us for the first time, sighed again. “He has tuberculosis,” he said. “Consumption,” he added with a dismissive wave of his hand. “He’ll need to stay here, but…”
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