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Chapter 8

           Ontherooftheyencounteredamajorcrisis,thoughSmithwasnotawareofit.Hewasundergoingthekeendelightofseeingsky;hehadnotseenskysincetheskyofMars.Thisskywasbrightandcolorfulandjoyful-itbeingatypicalovercastWashingtongreyday.InthemeantimeJillwaslookingaroundhelplesslyforataxi.Theroofwasalmostdeserted,somethingshehadcountedon,sincemostofthenurseswhocameoffdutywhenshedidwerealreadyheadedhomefifteenminutesagoandtheafternoonvisitorsweregone.Butthetaxiswere,ofcourse,gonetoo.Shedidnotdareriskanairbus,eventhoughonewhichwentherwaywouldbealonginafewminutes.

           Shewasabouttocallataxiwhenoneheadedinforalanding.Shecalledtotheroofattendant."Jack!Isthatcabtaken?Ineedone."

           "It’sprobablytheoneIcalledforDr.Phipps."

           "Oh,dear!Jack,seehowquickyoucangetmeanotherone,willyou?ThisismycousinMadge-sheworksoverinSouthWing-andshehasaterriblelaryngitisandIwanttogetheroutofthiswind."

           Theattendantlookeddubiouslytowardthephoneinhisboothandscratchedhishead."Well

           "Oh,Jack,you’realamb!No,Madge,don’ttrytotalk;I’llthankhim.Hervoiceisgonecompletely;I’mgoingtotakeherhomeandbakeitoutwithhotrum."

           "Thatoughttodoit.Old-fashionedremediesarealwaysbest,mymotherusedtosay."HereachedintothecabandpunchedthecombinationforJill’shomefrommemory,thenhelpedthemin.

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