"I'd like to introduce you to my assistant, Mr Quinten" A pale young man who could hardly be over twenty, with a thin moustache and carefully oiled hair, stepped forward and bowed.
"And Dr O'Reilley needs no introduction, of course."
Jane's heart fluttered as the handsome doctor from the military academy stepped forward. The man was tall and powerfully built, and rumour had it that he had explored widely in the Congo. Most of the women at St Mary's had a crush on him and Jane was no exception. She curtsied rapidly with a slight blush.
"Doctor."
He bowed, "Miss Clayton."
"Doctor O'Reilley is a former student of mine from Edinburgh" pursued Dr Wilbert-Brown, "I have invited him to join us today to show him my latest methods. Would you be happy to accept his presence during the examinati
