“Frederick, your bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired.”

He turned to encounter Miss Stone, aged some, but sharp-tongued as ever.

“Your patient is my twin sister who fell ill yesterday.”

“B-B-But,” he stuttered.

“You thought it was me in the wheelchair?” she interrupted.

“Two of them?” he thought.

John B Sinclair is a much-travelled Scot who has now returned to Scotland, where he enjoys freelance writing on a variety of subjects.

Editor’s Note: This story is a sequel to Payback.