16 The Wine-Dark Sea - Libro della tutto

Patrick O'Brian The Wine-Dark Sea
lations were by then far from cordial, though
there remained a deep latent affection. Fresh
water, the proper lotions and a conviction that
he was not diseased have improved the state
of his skin remarkably, but the effects of this
intolerable deal of sublimate remains. Young
gentlewoman,' he called towards the dim recesses
of the wine-shop, 'be so good as to
prepare me a ball of coca-leaves.'
'With lime, sir?'
'By all means; and a trifle of llipta too, if you
have it.'
'What are the symptoms at this point?' asked
Geary.
'Strongly marked vertigo, perhaps aggravated
by the loss of an eye some years ago; difficulty
in following the sequence of letters; some degree
of mental confusion and distress; great
physical weakness of course; a most irregular