This week’s post concludes Chapter 7, with Scene 6 (1.7.6).
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“…One of the horrors of being MDs–we knew exactly what his chances were. Three months later he was gone.”
He put his arm awkwardly round her shoulders, and she leaned on him for a moment’s comfort. When there is none.
She inhaled deeply, pulled away. “Thanks.”
‘Better no word than the wrong word,’ floated idiotically through his head.
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PRIDE’S CHILDREN, Chapter 7, Scene 6
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