I, um, had had it in mind to take Azeel and Rodrigo with me to South Carolina. But they may be helpful to the present venture, if…er…if Rodrigo is sufficiently recovered." "Has he been ill?" Worry creased the general's already-furrowed brow. "I hear the yellow jack comes to the West Indies at this season, but I hadn't thought Jamaica was badly affected." "No, not ill, exactly. He had the misfortune to run afoul of a houngan-a sort of, um, African wizard, I believe-and was turned into a zombie.
( Diana Gabaldon )
[ Seven Stones to Stand or Fall ]
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