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Chapter 23

           "ButwhatdidIdo,exceptgetintoafightwithsometaxi-men?"

           "Theyclaimyouwentuptoadetectiveasifyouweregoingtoshakehandswithhimandhithim"

           "That’snottrue!ItoldhimIwasgoingtohithimIdidn’tknowhewasadetective."

           "Youbettergoalong,"urgedthelawyer.

           "Comealong."Collistookhisarmandtheydescendedthesteps.

           "Iwanttomakeaspeech,"Dickcried."IwanttoexplaintothesepeoplehowIrapedafive-year-oldgirl.MaybeIdid"

           "Comealong."

           Babywaswaitingwithadoctorinataxi-cab.Dickdidnotwanttolookatherandhedislikedthedoctor,whosesternmannerrevealedhimasoneofthatleastpalpableofEuropeantypes,theLatinmoralist.Dicksummeduphisconceptionofthedisaster,butnoonehadmuchtosay.InhisroomintheQuirinalthedoctorwashedofftherestofthebloodandtheoilysweat,sethisnose,hisfracturedribsandfingers,disinfectedthesmallerwoundsandputahopefuldressingontheeye.Dickaskedforaquarterofagrainofmorphine,forhewasstillwideawakeandfullofnervousenergy.Withthemorphinehefellasleep;thedoctorandCollisleftandBabywaitedwithhimuntilawomancouldarrivefromtheEnglishnursinghome.Ithadbeenahardnightbutshehadthesatisfactionoffeelingthat,whateverDick’spreviousrecordwas,theynowpossessedamoralsuperiorityoverhimforaslongasheprovedofanyuse.

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