his pulse was still normal as they took him away.
the rest of the story you know.
>shortly after they arrived back at the flat, she > made him a tuna fish sandwich, took a sleeping > pill and went to bed where they talked until > she went to sleep. she woke up later and said > he was sleeping normally. she walked around the > corner to get some cigarettes and when she came > back, she saw that he had been sick around his > face and mouth. she felt his pulse and it was > normal (she checked it against hers) yet she > was unable to wake 