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I was negotiating the cobblestones outside the saloon bar of the George & Dragon when my cane slipped on the muddy surface. My bad leg gave way when the unexpected weight of my body fell upon it. I lay on the stones for a moment to catch my breath and ens... More >I was negotiating the cobblestones outside the saloon bar of the George & Dragon when my cane slipped on the muddy surface. My bad leg gave way when the unexpected weight of my body fell upon it. I lay on the stones for a moment to catch my breath and ensure no serious damage had been done. Before I could right myself, however, I felt a helping hand reach over my shoulder and help me up. "This ain't Afghanistan, Doc," said a man's voice as he heaved me to my feet. I turned to thank him and beheld a minuscule Cockney, whose strength belied his size, a bowler tilted to a raffish angle and hands already back in his pockets. "How did you know I was a doctor?" I asked. "Are ye, now? Why a lucky guess, I'm certain."
File Size211.48 KB
PublisherTeknoBooks

Publish Date06/14/2007
Print ISBN1435500350
eBook ISBN9781435500358
eBook List Price$ 0.99
Author Description:
Lenore Carroll
Lenore Carroll is an author of historical fiction for children and adults. Her published works include One Hundred Girls' Mother; Abduction from Ft. Union; The Heart Remembers; Love With A Warm Cowboy; Annie Chambers. Her short fiction has appeared in Murder, My Dear Watson, and...   <More>
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