He turned her away, saying he couldn’t help anyone with the fever. When he saw Matilda, he ran to the farmhouse and locked the door. She came across a farmer working in his field. She set out in hopes of stumbling across some sign of life. Matilda didn’t want to leave him, but she feared he wouldn’t make it another night. He handed her a pouch of coins and sent her to find food and blankets at a nearby farm. He shivered and said he was cold, which was remarkable considering the sweltering heat. When Matilda Cook returned from the stream, Grandpa could barely sit up to drink the water. Keep reading to learn how Matilda recovered from yellow fever. Without her grandpa, Matilda would have died on the side of the road. He brought her to Bush Hill, but her recovery was messy and long. In the book Fever 1793, Matilda Cook contracted yellow fever while on the road with her grandpa. How did Matilda Cook survive yellow fever in the book Fever 1793? What was it like to recover from yellow fever? Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading. This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson.
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