“She would have lost the baby by now, simply because her body wouldn’t have been able to adequately nourish it.”
“Yes!” MaGrath affirmed.“At least, that’s my theory.Oh, but I’m not finished.Look at these.”He lifted the tray of vials, many of which contained dark-colored liquids and sediment.“Atty found that pouch of tunsul leaves.You know, the pouch she couldn’t find before we left for Wallis?Anyway, I caught her throwing away the leaves and I asked to have them, to run them through a few experiments.Just to chase a hunch, you understand.”
“Did you find anything?” Yulen asked.
The physician gave a low chuckle.“Ohhhho-ho, I found plenty, my boy. Plenty.Look at this vial.See the green leaves and green tint?Okay, I’ll admit a lot of my methods are somewhat unorthodox, but I chewed up a lea
