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By the tiet her husband into bed, he didn’t look any better Although she kneouldn’t approve of the extra expense, she called for the hotel doctor

The do

ctor arrived within the hour, and after a full exa for the details of what Angus had eaten for dinner She tried to recollect the courses he had chosen, but all she could reestions The doctor advised that Mr Henderson should be visited by a specialist first thing in the

‘Poppycock,’ said Angus weakly ‘There’s nothing wrong with me that our local GP won’t sort out just as soon as we’re back on Jersey We’ll get the first flight home’

Ruth agreed with the doctor, but knew there was no point in arguing with her husband When he eventually fell asleep, she went downstairs to phone Max and warn hi He sounded concerned, and repeated his offer to do anything he could to help

When they boarded the aircraft the following us was in, it took all Ruth’s powers of persuasion to convince hiet him back to his own doctor as quickly as possible,’ she pleaded The steward reluctantly acquiesced

Ruth had already phoned ahead to arrange for a car to us would not have approved of But by the tier in any state to offer an opinion

As soon as Ruth had got him back to the house and into his own bed, she immediately called their GP Dr Sinclair carried out the sah, and he too asked what Angus had eaten the night before He caus must see a specialist immediately

An ambulance came to pick hie Hospital When the specialist had completed his examination, he asked Ruth to join hiood, Mrs Henderson,’ he told her ‘Your husband has suffered a heart attack, possibly aggravated by a long day and soree with hi the children back from school’

Ruth returned ho who she could turn to The phone rang, and when she picked it up she recognised the voice immediately

‘Max,’ she blurted out, ‘I’ to live, and that I ought to bring the boys back ho them what’s happened You see, they adore their father’

‘Leave it to o down and pick the, and fly over to Jersey with them’

‘That’s so kind of you, Max’

‘It’s the least I could do in the circuet some rest You sound exhausted I’ll call back as soon as I knohich flight we’re on’

Ruth returned to the hospital and spentby her husband’s bedside The only other visitor, who Angus insisted on seeing, was the faed for Mr Craddock to co up Max and the twins