I risked an operation and cured him.

It was anxious work, for if he had died I should have died too, though that would not have troubled me very much," and he sighed.

"Of course, from that moment I was supposed to be a great magician.

Also Bausi made a blood brotherhood with me, transfusing some of his blood into my veins and some of mine into his.

I only hope he has not inoculated me with his tumours, which are congenital.