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           "Ourfirstcustomerofthenewsemester,"Charltonsaidsourly.Shebegantoshakethethermometerdownwithbrisksnaps.

           "Youdon’tseemtoopleasedaboutit."

           "Iknowthetype,"shesaid."Oh,wegettheothertypetooathleteswhogoonplayingwithbonechipsandtendonitisandeverythingelsebecausetheydon’twanttobebenched,they’vegottobemachomen,notlettheteamdown,evenifthey’rejeopardizingprocareerslateron.Thenyou’vegotlittleMissHalf-DegreeofFever"Shejerkedherheadtowardthewindow,whereLouiscouldseethegirlwiththepeelingsunburnwalkinginthedirectionoftheGannett-Cumberland-Androscoggincomplexofdorms.Intheexaminingroomthegirlhadgiventheimpressionofbeingsomeonewhodidnotfeelwellatallbutwastryingnottoleton.Nowshewaswalkingbriskly,herhipsswingingprettily,noticingandbeingnoticed.

           "Yourbasiccollegehypochondriac,"Charltondroppedthethermometerintoasterilizer."We’llseehertwodozentimesthisyear.Hervisitswillbemorefrequentbeforeeachroundofprelims.Aweekorsobeforefinals,she’llbeconvincedshehaseithermonoorpneumonia.Bronchitisisthefall-backposition.She’llgetoutoffourorfiveteststheoneswheretheinstructorsarewimps,tousethewordtheyuseandgeteasiermakeups.Theyalwaysgetsickeriftheyknowtheprelimorfinalisgoingtobeanobjectivetestratherthananessayexam.

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