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The guttural hum the boy maintained shivered his developing throat, and Doctor Bonnah saw right through the little lad's act by observation. It was a cute trick, though seen before and worn out. He released the boy's chin and arose from the chair, offering a little smile to the boy as to not declare his naive ruse a complete failure. The boy forced a cough. "Well? Is it the cholera, Doctor?" The maid had a genuine concern, but it didn't lessen the time waste.