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Chapter 15

           CatherineBarkleyshowedthemtome.Theywereinredenvelopesandshetookthemoutoftheenvelopesandheldthemuptothelightandwebothlooked.

           "That’syourrightleg,"shesaid,thenputtheplatebackintheenvelope."Thisisyourleft."

           "Putthemaway,"Isaid,"andcomeovertothebed."

           "Ican’t,"shesaid."Ijustbroughttheminforasecondtoshowyou."

           ShewentoutandIlaythere.ItwasahotafternoonandIwassickoflyinginbed.Isenttheporterforthepapers,allthepapershecouldget.

           Beforehecamebackthreedoctorscameintotheroom.Ihavenoticedthatdoctorswhofailinthepracticeofmedicinehaveatendencytoseekoneanother’scompanyandaidinconsultation.Adoctorwhocannottakeoutyourappendixproperlywillrecommendtoyouadoctorwhowillbeunabletoremoveyourtonsilswithsuccess.Thesewerethreesuchdoctors.

           "Thisistheyoungman,"saidthehousedoctorwiththedelicatehands.

           "Howdoyoudo?"saidthetallgauntdoctorwiththebeard.Thethirddoctor,whocarriedtheX-rayplatesintheirredenvelopes,saidnothing.

           "Removethedressings?"questionedthebeardeddoctor.

           "Certainly.Removethedressings,please,nurse,"thehousedoctorsaidtoMissGage.MissGageremovedthedressings.Ilookeddownatthelegs.Atthefieldhospitaltheyhadthelookofnottoofreshlygroundhamburgersteak.Nowtheywerecrustedandthekneewasswollenanddiscoloredandthecalfsunkenbuttherewasnopus.

           "Veryclean,"saidthehousedoctor."Verycleanandnice."

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