Chief White Halfoat

           DocDaneekalivedinasplotchedgraytentwithChiefWhiteHalfoat,whomhefearedanddespised.

           "Icanjustpicturehisliver,"DocDaneekagrumbled.

           "Picturemyliver,"Yossarianadvisedhim.

           "There’snothingwrongwithyourliver."

           "Thatshowshowmuchyoudon’tknow,"Yossarianbluffed,andtoldDocDaneekaaboutthetroublesomepaininhisliverthathadtroubledNurseDuckettandNurseCramerandallthedoctorsinthehospitalbecauseitwouldn’tbecomejaundiceandwouldn’tgoaway.

           DocDaneekawasn’tinterested."Youthinkyou’vegottroubles?"hewantedtoknow."Whataboutme?Youshould’vebeeninmyofficethedaythosenewlywedswalkedin."

           "Whatnewlyweds?"

           "Thosenewlywedsthatwalkedintomyofficeoneday.Didn’tIevertellyouaboutthem?Shewaslovely."

           SowasDocDaneeka’soffice.Hehaddecoratedhiswaitingroomwithgoldfishandoneofthefinestsuitesofcheapfurniture.Whateverhecouldheboughtoncredit,eventhegoldfish.Fortherest,heobtainedmoneyfromgreedyrelativesinexchangeforsharesoftheprofits.HisofficewasinStatenIslandinatwo-familyfiretrapjustfourblocksawayfromtheferrystopandonlyoneblocksouthofasupermarket,threebeautyparlors,andtwocorruptdruggists.Itwasacornerlocation,butnothinghelped.Populationturnoverwassmall,andpeopleclungthroughhabittothesamephysicianstheyhadbeendoingbusinesswithforyears.

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