Unspoken Words
“Doctor, can you save her?” Beatrice asked.
After the doctor wiped his sweat-drenched forehead with a handkerchief, he said, “Yes, the girl will be fine. Make sure she gets plenty of rest in the meantime. And don’t get her overly excited about anything. She wouldn’t be able to take it.”
“Yes, I know. Thank you so much, doctor.” After that, she turned toward Robin, “Robin, can you see the doctor out?” Beatrice turned her attention toward her subordinate and asked her this.
Robin nodded her head and led the doctor out.
Beatrice turned back to the girl, who was still unconscious. Her small face looked very pale against the sheets of the guest bedroom. Her fever was subsiding, but there was still a sheen of sweat remaining on her forehead. Beatrice wetted a rag near the bas
