The Wyvern Mystery Chapter 44 - The Wykford Doctor

In which the heavy hand of illness lays Charles Fairfield low, and tender Alice tends him with anxious devotion under the watchful eye of the Wykeford doctor, whose cautious optimism mingles uneasily with the sombre gravity of the case. The household holds its breath between whispered hopes and lingering fears, while the doctor dispenses both medicine and measured encouragement amid the shadow of uncertain days.