Saturday 19th December, 1900

The most miraculous thing has happened - and indeed, sometimes Medicine can be much like Miracles. When checking on His Lordship this morning, I found that his health is much improved – the Apothecary’s drugs must be more powerful than I had expected! He was found to be smiling, speaking clearly and with little trace of the laudanum daze of last night. His heart was strong and I am given great hope for the future. I must find and replicate this new drug, if possible, in my own laboratory…