Arthur Cummins is the Doyle family’s personal doctor, and he has served them for decades. His daughter was Virgil’s first wife, but she fell sick after interacting with the fungus and passed away. Dr. Cummins’s willingness to sacrifice his own daughter reveals his loyalty to Howard Doyle. He shares many of Howard’s racial biases, too, and was complicit in the deaths of many indigenous miners.
Dr. Cummins Quotes in Mexican Gothic
The Mexican Gothic quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Cummins or refer to Dr. Cummins. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 15
Quotes
He shook his head and set the pen back on the desk. “She’s no quack. Many people go to Marta for remedies, and she helps them well enough. If I thought she was endangering the health of the townsfolk I wouldn’t allow it.”
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Dr. Cummins Quotes in Mexican Gothic
The Mexican Gothic quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Cummins or refer to Dr. Cummins. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 15
Quotes
He shook his head and set the pen back on the desk. “She’s no quack. Many people go to Marta for remedies, and she helps them well enough. If I thought she was endangering the health of the townsfolk I wouldn’t allow it.”
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