It is good that the duke is kept relaxed so the doctor doesn't call for a pause. After a while he brings the tea over, when it has cooled enough to be swallowed and he deems the duke in a state to be able to get it down. It is a bitter brew but even so the duke does swallow.
He's kept in that icy bath for a long time, even after he's been wracked with chills and hsi lips turn pale blue. But after that time, after the doctor has checked him over and has deemed the worst danger to be over, he reaches in to lift the man out of the water again, holding him up to strip him off his clothes before carrying him back to the bed to bundle him up in soft sheets and warm blankets.
"He must rest now," he then tells the courtesan. "He will sleep near like the dead for near a day and night, and should not be moved during that time. Or longer, if possible."
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Date: 2018-06-07 06:43 pm (UTC)He's kept in that icy bath for a long time, even after he's been wracked with chills and hsi lips turn pale blue. But after that time, after the doctor has checked him over and has deemed the worst danger to be over, he reaches in to lift the man out of the water again, holding him up to strip him off his clothes before carrying him back to the bed to bundle him up in soft sheets and warm blankets.
"He must rest now," he then tells the courtesan. "He will sleep near like the dead for near a day and night, and should not be moved during that time. Or longer, if possible."