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Chapter 3

           Hestoodaloneforamoment,tremblingslightly,thentriedtowalk.Hemanagedthreeshufflingstepsandbrokeintoasunny,childlikesmile."Goodboy!"Nelsonapplauded.

           Hetriedanotherstep,begantotrembleviolentlyandsuddenlycollapsed.Theybarelymanagedtobreakhisfall."Damn!"Nelsonfumed."He’sgoneintoanotherone.Here,helpmelifthimintothebed.No-fillitfirst."

           Framedidso,cuttingofftheflowwhenthecoverskinfloatedsixinchesfromthetop.Theyluggedhimintoit,awkwardlybecausehehadfrozenintothefoetalposition."Getacollarpillowunderhisneck,"instructedNelson,"andcallmewhenhecomesoutofit.No-letmesleep,Ineedit.Unlesssomethingworriesyou.We’llwalkhimagainthisafternoonandtomorrowwe’llstartsystematicexercise.InthreemonthsI’llhavehimswingingthroughthetreeslikeamonkey.There’snothingreallywrongwithhim."

           "Yes,Doctor,"Frameanswereddoubtfully.

           "Oh,yes,whenhecomesoutofit,teachhimhowtousethebathroom.Havethenursehelpyou;Idon’tWanthimtofall."

           "Yes,sir.Uh,anyparticularmethod-Imean,how-"

           "Eh?Showhim,ofcourse!Demonstrate.Heprobablywon’tunderstandmuchthatyousaytohim,buthe’sbrightasawhip.He’llbebathinghimselfbytheendoftheweek."

           Smithatelunchwithouthelp.Presentlyamaleorderlycameintoremovehistray.Themanglancedaround,thencametothebedandleanedoverhim."Listen,"hesaidinalowvoice,"I’vegotafatpropositionforyou."

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