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Chapter 15

           "Doyouwanttokeepyourknee,youngman?"

           "No,"Isaid.

           "What?"

           "Iwantitcutoff,"Isaid,"soIcanwearahookonit."

           "Whatdoyoumean?Ahook?"

           "Heisjoking,"saidthehousedoctor.Hepattedmyshoulderverydelicately."Hewantstokeephisknee.Thisisaverybraveyoungman.Hehasbeenproposedforthesilvermedalofvalor."

           "Allmyfelicitations,"saidthefirstcaptain.Heshookmyhand."Icanonlysaythattobeonthesafesideyoushouldwaitatleastsixmonthsbeforeopeningsuchaknee.Youarewelcomeofcoursetoanotheropinion."

           "Thankyouverymuch,"Isaid."Ivalueyouropinion."

           Thefirstcaptainlookedathiswatch.

           "Wemustgo,"hesaid."Allmybestwishes."

           "Allmybestwishesandmanythanks,"Isaid.Ishookhandswiththethirddoctor."CapitanoVariniTenenteEnry,"andtheyallthreewentoutoftheroom.

           "MissGage,"Icalled.Shecamein."Pleaseaskthehousedoctortocomebackaminute."

           Hecameinholdinghiscapandstoodbythebed."Didyouwishtoseeme?"

           "Yes.Ican’twaitsixmonthstobeoperatedon.MyGod,doctor,didyoueverstayinbedsixmonths?"

           "Youwon’tbeinbedallthetime.Youmustfirsthavethewoundsexposedtothesun.Thenafterwardyoucanbeoncrutches."

           "Forsixmonthsandthenhaveanoperation?"

           "Thatisthesafeway.Theforeignbodiesmustbeallowedtoencystandthesynovialfluidwillre-form.Thenitwillbesafetoopenuptheknee."

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