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Søren started to say soent-looking wosley, this is Dr Sutton," Søren said "She attends sley He is a reprobate You’ve been warned"

"I’ve had my fair share of reprobates They keep me in business" Dr Sutton s way doctors always s here, so, please, get this over with as soon as possible," Kingsley said

"As you can tell, Kingsley is also charht, Father Stearns," Dr Sutton said, giving hisley, we’re getting tested?" she asked, pulling up a wheeled stool

"I don’t knoe’re doing," Kingsley said "But I’ave hi list of questions that Kingsley answered withouteye contact Yes, he’d had the clap and syphilis Yes, he’d been treated No, he had no current symptoms When she asked how many sexual partners he’d had, she did a double take at the answer

"I think that’s a record," she said, writing the nusley said

"That’s your excuse for everything," Søren said

"It’s not an excuse It’s an explanation"

"You’re half French," Søren reminded him with a scowl

"Yes, and if I was all-French that nu in particular you think you’ve been exposed to?"

"Yes," Kingsley said, staring at Søren who’d forced hiuilt’s a venereal disease, oui? I wonder who I caught it frolare fro far worse--a look of compassion mixed with pity

"Tell her the truth," Søren said

"The truth?" the doctor asked "You can tellWhatever you say is confidential Doctors are like priests in that regard We can kick hisley turned away from them both and stared blankly at a yellow s sosley finally said, his tone as casual as possible under the circu, because I’m not allowed to say But I was taken prisoner and shot At the hospital they saidthey said I’d been assaulted While I was unconscious, Ihis face

"You were sexually assaulted?" Her tone was neutral, calm He appreciated that

"Very likely," he said

"Do you have any lingering pain or syhtmares No memories"

"Sounds likes post-traumatic stress disorder," Dr Sutton said "I can refer you to sosley said "I hate them even more than doctors"

"When were you last tested?" Dr Sutton asked

"I was tested in the hospital, and I was supposed to get tested again six months later I didn’t"

"Why didn’t you?"

He turned his head and met her eyes