Of course, she does seem to be a rather good doctor. At the very least she has done the King no obvious harm… — Iain M. Banks
Of course, she does seem to be a rather good doctor. At the very least she has done the King no obvious harm, and that in my experience is far more than one might reasonably expect from a court physician.
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