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89%u201cIt will sting as I will pull the sides apart,%u201d she said.%u201cI understand,%u201d he assured her.%u201cI%u2019ll get some dressings to stem the blood after,%u201d she said.She went to another cupboard and returned with a first aid box. He had removed his hand from his penis and went to cover it again.She smiled and said, %u201cIt%u2019s okay Luke. It doesn%u2019t bother me. I was a nurse for two years before I met my husband and moved to England.%u201dHe stopped and put his hand into his lap.She knelt and put her hands on his abdomen, either side of the wound, looked up and said, %u201cReady?%u201dHe nodded. She yanked the wound apart. He let out a muted cry. Blood poured out. She pushed the bleached water rag into the open wound and squeezed it before pulling it out. She took dressing from the box, removed it from the sterile packer and pressed it onto him. She did another. %u201cCan you hold it them so it helps the blood congeal a bit. I can stitch it together then and redress it.%u201d She told him.He put his hand onto it and held it there. %u201cGood,%u201d she said. %u201cWhile you do that, I%u2019ll make some tea.%u201dIt was an hour later and she had finished sewing and dressing the wound. %u201cThere,%u201d she said. %u201cThe dressing will need changing again in the morning. The stitches can remain for say, four or five days.%u201d%u201cThank you. I am indebted to you.%u201d He told her.%u201cWould you like a stiff drink?%u201d she asked him. %u201cI think we have some whisky?%u201d%u201cI%u2019m fine, thank you. %u201c he repliedThe Time Traveller