They stood there for a moment in silence before Colin said quietly, ‘I can’t help thinking it’s for the best. What sort of life would he have had with no legs and only one arm?’
‘It would have been difficult for his family too, but it still hurts to lose a patient,’ Malcolm said and scowled.
‘Where did you learn about this method?’ Colin asked.
‘I met a surgeon a year ago at the Number 2 Canadian CCS, Major Robertson. He’s had a fair bit of experience with the syringe-cannula method and published a paper in the British Medical Journal a short while ago. You didn’t see it?’
Colin shook his head.
‘I’ll look it out and let you read it.’
‘Could I read it too, please?’ Lucy asked.
Malcolm nodded. ‘Of course you can. I think everyone should read it. Now we’ve done it once, I think we shou
