“’Tis not right, I shouldna be a-botherin’ you with comin’ up to Jeannie’s room at this time of night. Let me come back for the herbs when you’ve found them, miss.”
“No, I would rather bring them myself,” Fiona answered. “If you want to help, you can boil a kettle of water, which will make it easier for me to treat Jeannie as quickly as possible.”
“I’ll do that, miss, and thank you.”
Mrs. Meredith hurried away, shutting the door behind her. Fiona climbed out of bed to find her case, which contained the herbs and she chose those which she thought would be suitable to treat a fever that had obviously started with a head cold.
She could not be certain until she had seen Jeannie and taken her temperature exactly which herbs would be the most efficacious, so she chose several packets.
Then
