The nurses there recognized right away that he had an infection, what at the time they would have called "blood poisoning," and though they probably didn't say it, they would have known right away that there was nothing they could do.
Asistentele și-au dat seama imediat că avea o infecție, ceva ce la timpul respectiv s-ar fi numit „otrăvirea sângelui", și deși probabil nu au zis nimic, au știut imediat că nu mai puteau face nimic.