Better in Health Than Temper?

Robbie was so poorly yesterday, I sent him straight back to bed and there he stayed until early afternoon. He just slept, he didn't even drink his coffee, he was red hot to touch but he said he was freezing. He did get up for a while in the afternoon, but he had the fire full on, it was like the tropical house at the zoo, but he was still cold. All he wanted to do was sleep so he crept back to bed. He insisted that he was well enough to go back to work today despite shivering all night. His usual early morning rush was more of an early morning plod, he dosed himself up and prepared to face the day. He claimed he was feeling better, but he was as miserable as sin and I think it was a real struggle for him to get back to normal this morning.