The next day, Franz received mixed news. Prime Minister Felix had awakened the previous night, but the cause of his coma had yet to be found.
There was no choice, medical care in the 19th century was only so advanced. Without the aid of instruments for diagnostic testing, doctors could only make judgments based on past experience.
If it had been an ordinary person, with only one doctor in attendance, there would have been fewer worries; one could simply rely on God's blessing.
If the guess was right, the appropriate medicine would be given; if wrong, one could only pray for better luck.
But it was different for Prime Minister Felix; after he fell ill, all of Austria's top doctors came.
Consequently, they reached different conclusions. When professionals could not agree, it only confused everyone else even more.
In such a situation, Franz was powerless. As someone with little medical knowledge, his only option was to wait.
