The Dumb Lady
Anon
Genre: | Short Fiction |
Subjects: | Disease, Medical Treatment, Homeopathy, Language |
The narrator gives reasons for believing in the antiquity of the word 'influenza'. Describes how one love-stricken character, Sir Reginald, had been attended by a leech (271). Later notes that Sir Reginald had 'homeopathic leanings in his emotional pathology' (274). | |
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