Thomas

Question 1

Good day, father.

Answer 1

Little good in it

Question 2

Have you seen?

Answer 2

The Cartwrights have just lost two more. Just leaves Mary now

Question 3

Mary? She’s stronger than I thought.

Answer 3

Not nine yet, and now without a soul to take her in.

Question 4

She’s no one left. And another family who shall never pay us I suppose.

Answer 4

Johanna-

Question 5

We must eat to

Answer 5

We’re not short of custom. I swear I passed three fresh dunk pits this morning.
(Beat)
She said she had an aunt in Cantenbyry - Mary - would come fetch her. We might make her a bed until then.

Question 6

Here?

Answer 6

There’s room enough

Question 7

But she is

Answer 7

What’s our mission? What is the motto hanging above our door? Recite.

Question 8

Latin shite

Answer 8

Translated?

Question 9

And throughout the world I am called the bringer of help

Answer 9

And what is our duty

Question 10

To save as many souls as we can, but

Answer 10

No buts.

Question 11

The aunt shall never come. It takes a saint or madman to enter London now

Answer 11

(Snapping) Or just a decent soul, Jhonna, unlike your own.
Are those my poultices

Question 12

Yes

Answer 12

Finished?

Question 13

Almost.

Answer 13

Lazy. Insolent and these traits I do my best to correct, but to be so uncaring -

Question 14

I do care. If you get sick-

Answer 14

Then the lord wills it, but we still do his work.

Question 15

The mint is past its best. But there’s dried lavender and camomile. No orange either. We still have a clove.

Answer 15

And more leeches for me?

Question 16

Dandelion too…… oats make a paste form

Answer 16

The leeches?

Question 17

I didn’t get to the ponds today?

Answer 17

They are what I need the most. To watch a creature grow thick and black with blood, drawing sickness from them- that is medicine- that is science they can see.

Question 18

It does nothing. But these herbs

Answer 18

No once cares for hedgegrow cures here.

Question 19

They can do more than sweeten air. These bring fever down - you’ve seen it

Answer 19

You shall brew no potions in this house, do you hear me. And pick no weeds when any soul can see you.

Question 20

Mother knew-

Answer 20

And I shall not lose you to it, as I lost her. Your mother was troubled. She had no learning. She was not the apothecary.

Question 21

Then you can teach me

Answer 21

All that stays in the country where we left it. Stop spending your days in idleness, picking flowers. Learn obedience, follow instruction - I grow tired of trying to improve you, when coaxing you toward any virtues seem strain against your very nature.

Question 22

Don’t say that.

Answer 22

What shall you do, hmm, when I am no longer here to take care of you.

Question 23

I can look after myself.

Answer 23

I fear for you jhonna.

Question 24

You needn’t

Answer 24

With no one to keep you honest. Edward Allan, now there is a good man.

Question 25

Don’t

Answer 25

An honest man. Upstanding sort. Almost a year now since his wife passed.

Question 26

Please

Answer 26

And I know we both thought you might’ve missed your chance at that, but he has a son already.

Question 27

I don’t want a son

Answer 27

He might take you

Question 28

I don’t want him

Answer 28

Might have the wit to learn this trade. Somone I could safely

Question 29

These are finished now, you like them

Answer 29

You must have someone- someone to keep you tethered l, once I’m gone. Promise me

Question 30

And I’ll go to the ponds first thing tomorrow

Answer 30

I’ll write to him. Have you deliver… we can make the offer an attractive one.

Question 31

Edward Allan is sick

Answer 31

What’s that

Question 32

Not long for this world I heard

Answer 32

Nonsense. I saw him a fortnight ago.

Question 33

I had it from his sister on Sunday. Doesn’t think he’ll survive it

Answer 33

Well. Well if that’s is … if that proves to be

Question 34

You’d have me share his sickbed?

Answer 34

I will find you someone. There must be someone for you