…The first two days of the sickness were particularly terrible. Unceasing high-grade fever and a dizzying migraine perpetual, were attended by the whole panoply of aches, muscle cramps, chills, and frequent trips to the lavatory —a veritable Jabberwocky of bodily discomfort.

During those two days I listened to Max McClean read through the books of Leviticus and Numbers as I drifted between various degrees of awareness. And I must say it was an absolute treasure…