PART 2: WHAT CAME OUT OF HIS EAR

Doctors have already arrived.

Rosalie pointed at the object.

Then none of them looked closely enough.

The next morning they rode to Coldwater.

Dr. Samuel Mercer examined Gideon for almost an hour.

When he finished, his expression was grave.

—I can’t promise that he will regain his hearing.

Rosalie nodded.

—But this didn’t happen naturally —he continued.

He placed the metal piece on a cloth.