She was ill, and with the approach of spring grew worse. Their own doctor prescribed cod-liver oil, then iron, and then nitrate of silver, but as none of them did her any good and as he advised her to go abroad for the spring they sent for a celebrated specialist.
Se sentía débil y con la proximidad de la primavera su salud no hizo más que empeorar. El médico de la familia le recetó aceite de hígado de bacalao, hierro más adelante y, al fin, nitrato de plata.