“... convey to her my deepest gratitude. If there is any way I could serve her here, to repay her kindness...”
What a kind woman! He couldn’t believe his good fortune, but, he felt a twinge of pain, thinking of how many people stay sick, unable to afford treatment in France... the people of France go hungry, die slowly from sickness, and here he is, a foreigner in a strange land, and he’s about to be taken care of at no cost to him! He wondered what kind of people ruled such a place...
He listened gravely, the idea of an operation on his eye was still frightening, but he kept as calm an expression as he could. He was already being granted this incredible opportunity for free! He can’t waste it. He must be capable of fighting by Oscar’s side! “I am...” He took the pen and signed his name.
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“... convey to her my deepest gratitude. If there is any way I could serve her here, to repay her kindness...”
What a kind woman! He couldn’t believe his good fortune, but, he felt a twinge of pain, thinking of how many people stay sick, unable to afford treatment in France... the people of France go hungry, die slowly from sickness, and here he is, a foreigner in a strange land, and he’s about to be taken care of at no cost to him! He wondered what kind of people ruled such a place...
He listened gravely, the idea of an operation on his eye was still frightening, but he kept as calm an expression as he could. He was already being granted this incredible opportunity for free! He can’t waste it. He must be capable of fighting by Oscar’s side!
“I am...”
He took the pen and signed his name.