The Cloister and the Hearth Chapter 26

In which Gerard, afflicted by a troublesome wound, receives the attendance of a learned yet contentious physician whose artful sanguine remedies provoke vigorous debate with Denys, the soldier and friend. Amidst their quarrel over bleeding and cautery, the scene culminates in a moment of comic misadventure that tempers the solemnity of the sick-room with humbling levity.