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           ’Courseitwasnicetohelpthegirl,buthell,evenifitkilledher—we’vegottouseanything."Heturnedonhissideandpillowedhisheadonhisarm."I’mallin,butIfeelgood.Withonenight’sworkwe’vegottheconfidenceofthemenandtheconfidenceofLondon.Andmorethanthat,wemadethemenworkforthemselves,intheirowndefense,asagroup.That’swhatwe’reouthereforanyway,toteachthemtofightinabunch.Raisingwagesisn’tallwe’reafter.Youknowallthat."

           "Yes,"Jimsaid."Iknewthat,butIdidn’tknowhowyouweregoingtogoaboutit."

           "Well,there’sjustonerule—usewhatevermaterialyou’vegot.We’vegotnomachinegunsandtroops.Tonightwasgood;thematerialwasready,andwewereready.London’swithus.He’sthenaturalleader.We’llteachhimwheretolead.Gottogoawfuleasy,though.Leadershiphastocomefromthemen.Wecanteachthemmethod,butthey’vegottodothejobthemselves.Prettysoonwe’llstartteachingmethodtoLondon,andhecanteachittothemenunderhim.Youwatch,"Macsaid,"thestoryoflastnightwillbealloverthedistrictbytonight.Wegotouroarinalready,andit’sbetterthanIhoped.Wemightgotothecanlaterforpracticingmedicinewithoutalicense,butthatwouldonlytiethemenclosertous."

           Jimasked,"Howdidithappen?Youdidn’tsaymuch,buttheystartedworkinglikeaclock,andtheylikedit.Theyfeltfine."

           "Suretheylikedit.Menalwaysliketoworktogether.There’sahungerinmentoworktogether.Doyouknowthattenmencanliftnearlytwelvetimesasbigaloadasonemancan?Itonlytakesalittlesparktogetthemgoing.Mostofthetimethey’resuspicious,becauseeverytimesomeonegets’emworkinginagrouptheprofitoftheirworkistakenawayfromthem;butwaittilltheygetworkingforthemselves.