"Please hear me out before you lynch me. I know you're tired and disgruntled — I am too. Day after day I and m

"Please hear me out before you lynch me. I know you're tired and disgruntled — I am too. Day after day I and my companions seek a solution to your misfortunes. We've saved so many from this fatal disease, and if the gods have mercy, we can save even more! So please, let us do what we can — return to your homes, to your loved ones. They need you, just as I need your patience and good faith."