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           Ihadn’tbeeninaroomwithotherpeopleforalongtime,onlyinandoutofshops,itfeltstrange,asIsay,theyallseemedtolookatme,oneoldwomanespeciallywouldn’ttakehereyesoffme,IthoughtImustlookpeculiarinsomeway.Ipickedamagazineoffthetable,butofcourseIdidn’treadit.

           Well,Ibegantothinkthereallaboutwhatwouldhappen,itwouldbeallrightforadayortwo,thedoctorandMperhapswouldn’ttalk,butthen...Iknewwhathewouldsay,shemustgointohospital,Icouldn’tlookafterherproperly.AndthenIthoughtImightgetanursein,butshewouldn’tbelongfindingoutwhathappened—AuntAnniealwayssaidnurseswerethenosiestparkersofthemall,shenevercouldabidepeoplewithlongnosesandnorcouldI.Thedoctorcameoutjustthentocallinthenextpatient,hewasatallmanwithamoustache,andhesaid,"Next"asifhewassickofseeingallthesepeople.Imean,hesoundedreallyirritated,Idon’tthinkitwasmyimagination,Isawawomanmakeafaceattheonenexttoherwhenhewentbackinhisroom.

           HecameoutagainandIcouldseehewastheofficertypeinthearmy,they’vegotnosympathywithyou,theyjustgiveyouorders,you’renottheirclassandtheytreateveryoneelseasiftheyweredirt.

           Ontopofthat,thisoldwomanstartedstaringatmeagainandshemademehotunderthecollar,Ihadn’tsleptallnightandIwaswroughtup,Isuppose.Anyhow,IknewI’dhadenough.