[The Red Acorn by John McElroy]@TWC D-Link bookThe Red Acorn CHAPTER XV 13/27
"Here is some put in the reverse of the homeopathic plan.
Instead of being the 30th dilution, it is about the 30th concentration.
With this little can, and his pump in good order, a milkman could supply a good big route with 'pure grass-fed milk.' Within these narrow walls are compressed the nutritive juices of an acre of fragrant white clover." "The Doctor was formerly a lecturer in a medical college," said "Squills" "sotto voce" to Rachel. Rachel's appetite had seemed sufficient for almost any food, but she confined her breakfast to two or three crackers of hard bread, and a few sups of coffee.
The pleasantry had failed of its desired effect.
It was like vinegar upon niter, or the singing of songs to an heavy heart. As they rose from the table the Doctor informed her that he and the Stewards were about to make their morning round of the wards, and that she had better accompany them.
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