under-pillowing

Updated: May 19, 2025

The clamor of those red demons was in my ears and I was still working over Hamilton, loosening his jacket collar, under-pillowing his chest, fanning him, and doing everything else I could think of, to ease his labored breathing, when Father Holland burst into the lodge, utterly unmanned and sobbing like a child. "For the Lord's sake, Rufus," he cried, "for the Lord's sake, come and help!

Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut - Lords of the North