Chapter 42

May-May recovering from a fever while in the care of Struan and Father Sebastin
Struan and Father Sebastin administering a medicine made from cincona bark to May-May
May-May experiencing semi-consciousness and hearing Struan and Father Sebastin talking in English
Struan falling asleep in a wicker chair while May-May recovers
Yin-Hsi visiting May-May and bringing her flowers
May-May seeing Struan asleep and noticing his tired face and bruises
May-May overhearing Ah Sam and Yin-Hsi talking about the upcoming duel between Struan and Gorth
May-May thinking about converting to Christianity and burning incense to the Chinese gods in gratitude for her recovery
May-May noticing it is evening and wondering how long she has been sick for
Ah Sam returning from the house of the Hados and reporting that Gorth is not there
May-May being worried about the duel and Struan's safety
Struan waking up and telling May-May that the duel has been postponed until the next day
Struan telling May-May that he loves her and that she is more important to him than anything else

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