Chapter 29

           I‘vegivenwhathappenednextagoodlotofthought,andI’vecomearoundtothinkingthatitwasboundtobeandwouldhavehappenedinonewayoranother,atthistimeorthat,evenifMr.TurklehadgotMcMurphyandthetwogirlsupandoffthewardlikewasplanned.TheBigNursewouldhavefoundoutsomewaywhathadgoneon,maybejustbythelookonBilly’sface,andshe’dhavedonethesameasshedidwhetherMcMurphywasstillaroundornot.AndBillywouldhavedonewhathedid,andMcMurphywouldhaveheardaboutitandcomeback.

           Wouldhavehadtocomeback,becausehecouldnomorehavesataroundoutsidethehospital,playingpokerinCarson‘CityorRenoorsomeplace,andlettheBigNursehavethelastmoveandgetthelastplay,thanhecouldhavelethergetbywithitrightunderhisnose.Itwaslikehe’dsignedonforthewholegameandtherewasn’tanywayofhimbreakinghiscontract.

           Assoonaswestartedgettingoutofbedandcirculatingaroundtheward,thestoryofwhathadtakenplacewasspreadinginabrushfireoflowtalk."Theyhadawhat?"askedtheoneswhohadn’tbeeninonit."Awhore?Inthedorm?Jesus."Notonlyawhore,theotherstoldthem,butadrunkenblasttoboot.McMurphywasplanningtosneakheroutbeforethedaycrewcameonbuthedidn’twakeup."Nowwhatkindofcrockareyougivingus?""Nocrock.It’severywordgospel.Iwasinonit."