Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (2013)
“Pollifax CHAPTER 10 The two slits in the wall of the cell gradually darkened as night fell. Mrs. Pollifax sat beside Farrell and listened to his ravings as he slipped in and out of feverish dreams. She knew his leg was broken in two places and she had neither water nor bandages for him. There was a great deal of blood all over him, but as far as she could see only one bullet had entered his body and this was embedded in his right arm above the elbow. She had staunched the bleeding by removing t...he coarse blanket from her cot and using it as a tourniquet. When General Perdido arrived she had worked herself into a cold fury over the cruelty of the situation and her own helplessness. “Good evening,” she said icily.
The guard accompanying Perdido carried a candle which he inserted in a metal ring set into the wall for this purpose. The general walked over to Farrell and looked down at him contemptuously. Clearly he, too, was furious.
Mrs. Pollifax said coldly, “I have asked for water and bandages and no one brings them.MoreLess
The guard accompanying Perdido carried a candle which he inserted in a metal ring set into the wall for this purpose. The general walked over to Farrell and looked down at him contemptuously. Clearly he, too, was furious.
Mrs. Pollifax said coldly, “I have asked for water and bandages and no one brings them.MoreLess
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