Nora Laid Her Teething Baby on a Sick Man and Felt His Fingers Twitch
“The wool sheds when I wash it in hot water,” I said.
“A professional house manager doesn’t leave baby lint all over a five-million-dollar estate,” Christopher said, taking two slow steps toward the stairs.
Dr.
Wallace shifted his weight from one foot to the other, cleared his throat twice, and adjusted his silver glasses.
“The infant’s fever rags were soaking in an open porcelain tub near the west wing washbasin when I walked by at nine,” Dr.
Wallace said in his unhurried, clinical tone.