The Last Man Volume 2 Chapter 7

In which the narrator, moved by compassion and duty, ventures into a plague-stricken region to minister to the sick and contemplates the fragile nature of human safety amid widespread pestilence and despair. Amidst scenes of desolation and disturbed minds, he resolves to protect those dearest to him, whilst wrestling with the somber reflections of mortality and the relentless shadow of change.