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Mrs. Daneeka

           "Yououghttobegladyou’vegotanytemperatureatall."DocDaneeka’smindwasreelinginconfusion."Haveyoubothgonecrazy?"hedemanded."I’mgoingtoreportthiswholeinsubordinateincidenttoSergeantTowser."

           "SergeantTowser’stheonewhotoldusaboutit,"saideitherGusorWes."TheWarDepartment’sevengoingtonotifyyourwife."DocDaneekayelpedandranoutofthemedicaltenttoremonstratewithSergeantTowser,whoedgedawayfromhimwithrepugnanceandadvisedDocDaneekatoremainoutofsightasmuchaspossibleuntilsomedecisioncouldbereachedrelatingtothedispositionofhisremains.

           "Gee,Iguesshereallyisdead,"grievedoneofhisenlistedmeninalow,respectfulvoice."I’mgoingtomisshim.Hewasaprettywonderfulguy,wasn’the?"

           "Yeah,hesurewas,"mournedtheother."ButI’mgladthelittlefuckisgone.Iwasgettingsickandtiredoftakinghisbloodpressureallthetime."Mrs.Daneeka,DocDaneeka’swife,wasnotgladthatDocDaneekawasgoneandsplitthepeacefulStatenIslandnightwithwoefulshrieksoflamentationwhenshelearnedbyWarDepartmenttelegramthatherhusbandhadbeenkilledinaction.Womencametocomforther,andtheirhusbandspaidcondolencecallsandhopedinwardlythatshewouldsoonmovetoanotherneighborhoodandsparethemtheobligationofcontinuoussympathy.Thepoorwomanwastotallydistraughtforalmostafullweek.

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