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           Ifyou’rerichenoughtoownaRolls,youcanstrutalittle.WhenImakemysecondmillion,I’mgoingtobuymyselfone.Rolls-RoyceCorniche.ThenwhenGagegetscarsick,hecanthrowupintorealleather."Andjustbytheway,Ellie,what’sonyourmind?Butitdidn’tworkthatwaywithEllie.Youdidn’taskthingsrightout.Shewaswaryofgivingtoomuchofherselfaway.ItwasatraitLouisadmired.

           "Arewerich,Daddy?"

           "No,"hesaid,"butwe’renotgoingawaytostarveeither."

           "MichaelBurnsatschoolsaysalldoctorsarerich."

           "Well,youtellMichaelBurnsatschoolthatlotsofdoctorsgetrich,butittakestwentyyears...andyoudon’tgetrichrunningauniversityinfirmary.Yougetrichbeingaspecialist.Agynecologistoranorthopedistoraneurologist.Theygetrichquicker.Forutilityinfielderslikeme,ittakeslonger."

           "Thenwhydon’tyoubeaspecialist,Daddy?"

           Louisthoughtofhismodelsagainandofthewayhehadonedayjustnotwantedtobuildanymorewarplanes,thewayhehadlikewisegottentiredofTigertanksandgunemplacements,thewayhehadcometobelieve(almostovernight,itseemedinretrospect)thatbuildingboatsinbottleswasprettydumb;andthenhethoughtofwhatitwouldbeliketospendyourwholelifeinspectingchildren’sfeetforhammertoeorputtingonthethinLatexglovessoyoucouldgropealongsomewoman’svaginalcanalwithoneeducatedfinger,feelingforbumpsorlesions.

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